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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1 - 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A gale.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A tornado.

3. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?
(a) 3.
(b) Dozens.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

4. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?
(a) She talks on the phone.
(b) She reads.
(c) She sews.
(d) She paints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?

2. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?

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

4. What is the narrator's mother's name?

5. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?

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