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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 stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A replica tent pole.
(b) A statue of trapeze artists.
(c) A sequined costume.
(d) A feather boa.

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

3. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?
(a) Their farmhouse.
(b) Extreme poverty.
(c) The spotlight.
(d) Extreme elements.

4. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) A card trick.
(b) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His blindfold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?

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

3. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?

4. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?

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

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