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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Boston and L.A.
(b) Cincinatti and New York.
(c) Chicago and L.A.
(d) Boston and New York.

2. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The Far East.
(b) The West.
(c) The North.
(d) The South.

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

4. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?
(a) Ice cream and candy.
(b) Hamburgers and French fries.
(c) Hot dogs and chips.
(d) Popcorn and peanuts.

5. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?
(a) Journals or news clippings.
(b) Sequined costumes or posters.
(c) Essays or awards.
(d) Old clothes and old friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Leap"?

2. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?

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

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

5. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?

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