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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator's mother's name?
(a) Abbeth.
(b) Alice.
(c) Anna.
(d) Agnes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

3. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?

4. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?

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

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