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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Embrace.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Tell a joke.
(d) Change costumes.

2. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?
(a) In Canada.
(b) In combat.
(c) At university.
(d) At an air force training grounds.

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

4. In paragraph 18, the narrator says her father was "perpetually exhausted" from what?
(a) Staying up all night reading.
(b) Being on-call during night hours.
(c) Drinking late into the night.
(d) Taking care of a new baby.

5. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Herman Adams.
(b) Harold Avalon.
(c) Hank Allendale.
(d) Henry Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

2. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

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

4. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?

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

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