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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what door does Lola chastise her husband about failing to lock?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband bring into the kitchen so she can cook and do dishes?

2. Why is Marga so worried about the kids in "My Parents and My Children"?

3. What does the narrator tell the woman who has come looking for what the mother stole in "None of That"?

4. What does the mother frequently do in "None of That"?

5. What does the narrator in "None of That" think her mother has been doing with her, the narrator's, time in this story?

6. What does the mother in "None of That" do once she is in the stranger's house?

7. In "Breath From the Depths," who is Lola's main caregiver?

8. In "Breath From the Depths," what unsettles Lola greatly about their neighborhood?

9. In "None of That," what does the daughter do to try to help her mother regarding the car?

10. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Schweblin insinuate is the reason the narrator's husband left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Breath From the Depths," how does Schweblin depict Lola's descent into a worse mental state? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In "Out," what does Schweblin reveal - and decide not to reveal - about the narrator's relationship with her spouse, and how do these choices affect the reader's understanding of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In "None of That," how does Schweblin describe and define the relationship between the mother and daughter? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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