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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 are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?
(a) Sequined costumes or posters.
(b) Old clothes and old friends.
(c) Journals or news clippings.
(d) Essays or awards.

2. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?
(a) As an unfinished version of herself.
(b) As a better version of herself.
(c) As a ghost.
(d) As a separate person.

3. Who is the author of "The Leap"?
(a) Louise Erdrich.
(b) Eleanor Lee.
(c) Leslie Eldridge.
(d) Leonora Ellis.

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

5. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Ballerina.
(b) Trapeze artist.
(c) Fire breather.
(d) Ringleader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

3. Why is the narrator easily able to pick her sister's gravestone from afar?

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

5. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?

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