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

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

3. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The Far East.

4. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?
(a) The fire department.
(b) The ringleader and other performers used a fire extinguisher.
(c) By rain and men's jackets.
(d) Locals volunteers threw buckets of water on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?

2. Near what family member was Harold buried?

3. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?

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

5. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

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