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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?
(a) To read to her.
(b) To take her for walks.
(c) To clean the house.
(d) To cook for her.

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

4. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?
(a) Colorful scarves.
(b) Blindfolds.
(c) Strobe lights.
(d) Puppies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?

2. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?

3. What is the narrator's father's occupation?

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

5. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?

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