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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 did the narrator realize once her mother was in her bedroom on the night of the fire?
(a) There was no way they could get out.
(b) Her mother was drunk.
(c) The smoke had subsided.
(d) She had on only underclothes.

2. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Trapeze artist.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Fire breather.
(d) Ringleader.

3. What did Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?
(a) Sing and dance.
(b) Fumble and fall.
(c) Laugh and flirt.
(d) Yell and argue.

4. Who is the author of "The Leap"?
(a) Louise Erdrich.
(b) Eleanor Lee.
(c) Leonora Ellis.
(d) Leslie Eldridge.

5. What did the narrator think as her and her mother fell through the air on the night of the fire?
(a) She wondered how the fire started.
(b) She wondered how her mother got to her room.
(c) She wondered where the babysitter went.
(d) She wondered what would happen if they missed the net.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature does the narrator say would have had trouble jumping from the thin tree branch to the house on the night of the fire?

2. Where was Harold Avalon buried?

3. Who was the other half of her mother's act?

4. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

5. What did the narrator do during the house fire once she felt the door was too hot?

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