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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 "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?
2. In "None of That," what does the mother steal from the strangers' house?
3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?
4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola begin to suspect about her own life?
5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel she has to say to Mr. Weimer?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the list part of for Lola?
2. Where do the narrator and her mother get stuck in "None of That"?
3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola remember as a humiliating experience that at this point in the story, the reader does not know details of?
4. In "Breath From the Depths," who is Lola's main caregiver?
5. What does Mr. Weimer repeatedly collect from the narrator's lawn in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?
6. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola suspect her husband has been spending time with and how does she feel about this?
7. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier think of Charly?
8. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the very end of the story?
9. What does Mr. Weimer often do in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?
10. What does the narrator in "None of That" think her mother has been doing with her, the narrator's, time in this story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Breath From the Depths," why is the cocoa so important to Lola, and what do you think it likely symbolizes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
In "Breath From the Depths," how does Schweblin depict the grief of losing a child through both the characters of Lola and Susana? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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