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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Leap"?
(a) Louise Erdrich.
(b) Leonora Ellis.
(c) Eleanor Lee.
(d) Leslie Eldridge.

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

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

4. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?
(a) Her father.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her in-laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?

2. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?

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

4. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

5. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?

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