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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 peas in a pod.
(b) Like two doves in love.
(c) Like two sparkling birds.
(d) Like dragonflies in the night.

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

3. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?
(a) School dances and young love.
(b) Double somersaults and heart-stopping catches.
(c) Cramming for tests and getting good grades.
(d) Devouring books and writing poetry.

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

5. 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 knows her mother must be cooking something special.
(c) She scurries to make sure her mother is okay.
(d) She panics and cannot breath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?

3. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

4. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?

5. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

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