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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 did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(c) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(d) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.

2. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?
(a) Graceless fumbling.
(b) Catlike precision.
(c) Stealthlike manner.
(d) Like a bull in a china shop.

3. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?
(a) Dozens.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

4. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Change costumes.
(b) Tell a joke.
(c) Embrace.
(d) Kiss.

5. What does the narrator point out in paragraph one about how her mother moves through the house?
(a) She acts as though her daughter is not there.
(b) She barely moves so as not to disturb anything.
(c) She is quite clumsy.
(d) She never bumps into anything or knocks anything over.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?

5. Who was the other half of her mother's act?

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