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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

2. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?
(a) The Fledgling Abyssinians.
(b) The Flying Avalons.
(c) The Floating Avatars.
(d) The Fluttering Angels.

3. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?
(a) Like two sparkling birds.
(b) Like dragonflies in the night.
(c) Like two doves in love.
(d) Like two peas in a pod.

4. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A statue of trapeze artists.
(b) A replica tent pole.
(c) A sequined costume.
(d) A feather boa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?

2. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?

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

4. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?

5. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

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