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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

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

4. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?
(a) He lives with them.
(b) They had a falling out.
(c) He has died.
(d) He was unkind.

5. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?
(a) At the circus.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) At the town pool.
(d) At the library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

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

4. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

5. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?

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