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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 16 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Anna and her second husband move to an old farmhouse after they married?
(a) Anna's first husband built it.
(b) They had both always dreamed of sign in an old farmhouse.
(c) Anna had inherited it.
(d) He had inherited it.

2. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(c) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(d) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.

3. What did Anna's second husband buy her when she was in the hospital, which she had never had before?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A hat.
(c) A book.
(d) A diamond ring.

4. Where in the house did the fire start?
(a) In the narrator's room.
(b) Near the stove.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the den.

5. How did Anna and her daughter escape the house fire?
(a) They climbed down the fire escape.
(b) They jumped out the window into a fire fighter's net.
(c) They climbed down the tree.
(d) They ran down the stairs and out the front door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?

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

3. What did the narrator notice the moment she woke up during the fire?

4. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?

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

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