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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?
(a) Extreme elements.
(b) Extreme poverty.
(c) Their farmhouse.
(d) The spotlight.

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

3. What did Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?
(a) Yell and argue.
(b) Laugh and flirt.
(c) Fumble and fall.
(d) Sing and dance.

4. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) November.

5. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?
(a) A rescuer broke her arm trying to help her.
(b) She fell from her swing and broke her leg.
(c) She burned her hands trying to grab onto something.
(d) The tent toppled her and she got a concussion

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anna's first child buried?

2. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

3. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?

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

5. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?

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