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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Strobe lights.
(c) Blindfolds.
(d) Colorful scarves.

3. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?
(a) Like two sparkling birds.
(b) Like two peas in a pod.
(c) Like two doves in love.
(d) Like dragonflies in the night.

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

5. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?
(a) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(b) I don't want to die.
(c) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.
(d) Anna is with child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

3. Who is the author of "The Leap"?

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

5. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?

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