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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?
(a) Catlike precision.
(b) Like a bull in a china shop.
(c) Graceless fumbling.
(d) Stealthlike manner.

2. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(c) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(d) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.

3. What month did the house fire occur?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) April.

4. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She screamed for help.
(b) She lost control and fell.
(c) She tore off her blindfold.
(d) She grasped his ankle.

5. What is the first thing Anna asks her husband to do the night of the house fire?
(a) Unzip her dress.
(b) Go in the house and save their daughter.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Help put out the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?

2. Where was Harold Avalon buried?

3. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

4. How old does the narrator believe the tree was that caught flames near the house?

5. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?

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