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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Anna's second husband teach her to do while in hospital?
(a) Speak Spanish.
(b) Play chess.
(c) Walk again.
(d) Read.

3. How old does the narrator believe the tree was that caught flames near the house?
(a) 25 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 50 years old.
(d) 100 years old.

4. What is one reason the narrator finds it odd her parents chose to live in the old farmhouse?
(a) It was run down.
(b) It was too big for their small family.
(c) It was far from their family.
(d) It was in the same town the disaster happened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?

2. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?

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

4. What is something the narrator says happens when she is in her room and gets a "whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs" (para.2)?

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

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