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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 16 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was at the scene when Anna and her husband arrived the night of the house fire?
(a) Town volunteers.
(b) Police officers.
(c) The fire department.
(d) The babysitter's parents.

2. How did Anna get to her daughter's room on the night of the fire?
(a) She ran to the front door.
(b) She stood on her husband's shoulders.
(c) She climbed the tree.
(d) She launched herself up with a pole.

3. What had happened to the extension ladder during the fire?
(a) It caught on fire.
(b) They could not extend it.
(c) Somebody stole it.
(d) It broke in half.

4. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The Far East.

5. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Cincinatti and New York.
(b) Boston and L.A.
(c) Chicago and L.A.
(d) Boston and New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator notice the moment she woke up during the fire?

2. What did the narrator recall once she woke up in the midst of the house fire?

3. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

4. What is the second thing the narrator says she owes her existence to?

5. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

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