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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 does the narrator point out in paragraph one about how her mother moves through the house?
(a) She is quite clumsy.
(b) She never bumps into anything or knocks anything over.
(c) She acts as though her daughter is not there.
(d) She barely moves so as not to disturb anything.

2. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?
(a) Hot dogs and chips.
(b) Ice cream and candy.
(c) Popcorn and peanuts.
(d) Hamburgers and French fries.

3. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 1.

4. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) She has dementia.
(c) She is paralyzed.
(d) She is blind.

5. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Boston and New York.
(b) Chicago and L.A.
(c) Boston and L.A.
(d) Cincinatti and New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

2. Who was the other half of her mother's act?

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

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

5. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

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