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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the narrator when her house caught on fire?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 3.

2. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?
(a) She saved her daughter's life.
(b) She was born.
(c) She met her first husband.
(d) She saved herself.

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

4. What did Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?
(a) Sing and dance.
(b) Fumble and fall.
(c) Laugh and flirt.
(d) Yell and argue.

5. What is the second thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She tore off her blindfold.
(b) She changed direction.
(c) She grasped his ankle.
(d) She yelled for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

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

3. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?

4. How many people died during the disaster?

5. What sound made the narrator look out the window on the night of the house fire?

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