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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 say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?
(a) It gets further away.
(b) It gets closer.
(c) It gets smaller.
(d) It gets larger.

2. What did the narrator's mother once tell her one would be amazed by?
(a) How scared she was each time she performed.
(b) How many things a mother can do.
(c) How much money a trapeze artist makes.
(d) How many things you can do when falling.

3. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?
(a) Like two sparkling birds.
(b) Like two peas in a pod.
(c) Like dragonflies in the night.
(d) Like two doves in love.

4. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) Dozens.
(d) 2.

5. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) A card trick.
(d) His blindfold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?

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

3. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?

4. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?

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

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