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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Herman Adams.
(b) Harold Avalon.
(c) Hank Allendale.
(d) Henry Allen.

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

3. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?
(a) She was blind.
(b) She was Harold's wife.
(c) She was badly injured.
(d) She was pregnant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?

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

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

4. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?

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

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