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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

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

3. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?
(a) Popcorn and peanuts.
(b) Hot dogs and chips.
(c) Ice cream and candy.
(d) Hamburgers and French fries.

4. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?
(a) Her handle bars were struck by lightning.
(b) She grabbed onto a metal wire that was hot from the lighting.
(c) Her blind fold was on fire when she removed it.
(d) She grabbed onto the tent just as it went up in flames.

5. Where is Anna's first child buried?
(a) In the circus cemetery.
(b) In a cemetery near their house in New Hampshire.
(c) She was cremated.
(d) In the backyard plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?

2. What does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?

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

4. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?

5. What is the narrator's father's occupation?

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