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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 is the narrator's mother's name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Alice.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Abbeth.

2. Where does the narrator and her mother live?
(a) Maine.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?

5. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

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