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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 would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) A card trick.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.
(d) His blindfold.

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A gale.
(d) A tsunami.

3. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?
(a) She was born.
(b) She saved her daughter's life.
(c) She met her first husband.
(d) She saved herself.

4. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?
(a) He was unkind.
(b) They had a falling out.
(c) He has died.
(d) He lives with them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?

2. What is the narrator's mother's name?

3. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?

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

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)?

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