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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her in-laws.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Old newspapers.

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

3. 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)?
(a) The stitches burn beneath her fingers.
(b) She scurries to make sure her mother is okay.
(c) She knows her mother must be cooking something special.
(d) She panics and cannot breath.

4. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?
(a) She is paralyzed.
(b) She has dementia.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She is blind.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator point out in paragraph one about how her mother moves through the house?

5. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?

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