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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 her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?
(a) She saved herself.
(b) She met her first husband.
(c) She saved her daughter's life.
(d) She was born.

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

3. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Herman Adams.
(b) Henry Allen.
(c) Hank Allendale.
(d) Harold Avalon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?

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

3. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?

4. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?

5. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?

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