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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?
(a) A nearby brook.
(b) Her school playground.
(c) Her grandmother's garden.
(d) Her sister's grave.

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

3. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A statue of trapeze artists.
(b) A replica tent pole.
(c) A feather boa.
(d) A sequined costume.

4. What sound made the narrator look out the window on the night of the house fire?
(a) The thump of her mother landing on the house.
(b) The sound of her father screaming.
(c) The snap of a tree branch.
(d) The cracking of thunder.

5. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Harold's parents.
(c) Anna.
(d) His brothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?

3. What happened to Anna's baby after the disaster?

4. In paragraph 18, the narrator says her father was "perpetually exhausted" from what?

5. What does the narrator say we hang onto dearly once we have it?

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