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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?
(a) A blizzard forced everyone to run for shelter.
(b) Anna went into labor.
(c) A strong wind blew the tent away.
(d) Lightning struck the main tent pole.

2. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her in-laws.
(d) Old newspapers.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?

2. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

3. What are some places the narrator says her mother had been and her father "longed to visit" (para. 13)?

4. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?

5. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

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