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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?
(a) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(b) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.
(c) Anna is with child.
(d) I don't want to die.

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

3. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Cincinatti and New York.
(b) Chicago and L.A.
(c) Boston and L.A.
(d) Boston and New York.

4. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?
(a) Anna went into labor.
(b) A strong wind blew the tent away.
(c) Lightning struck the main tent pole.
(d) A blizzard forced everyone to run for shelter.

5. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her in-laws.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?

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

3. What is something the narrator says happens when she is in her room and gets a "whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs" (para.2)?

4. Where was Harold Avalon buried?

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

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