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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?
(a) The spotlight.
(b) Extreme elements.
(c) Their farmhouse.
(d) Extreme poverty.

2. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Embrace.
(b) Tell a joke.
(c) Change costumes.
(d) Kiss.

3. What was the suspected cause of the house fire?
(a) Rekindled standing ash.
(b) Candles.
(c) An unextinguished cigarette.
(d) A gas leak.

4. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?
(a) She reads.
(b) She sews.
(c) She talks on the phone.
(d) She paints.

5. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Rehabilitation.
(d) Confinement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's father's occupation?

2. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?

3. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?

4. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

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

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