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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Ballerina.
(b) Trapeze artist.
(c) Fire breather.
(d) Ringleader.

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

4. Who is the author of "The Leap"?
(a) Leonora Ellis.
(b) Louise Erdrich.
(c) Eleanor Lee.
(d) Leslie Eldridge.

5. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?
(a) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.
(b) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(c) Anna is with child.
(d) I don't want to die.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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