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

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

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

4. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?
(a) She grabbed onto the tent just as it went up in flames.
(b) She grabbed onto a metal wire that was hot from the lighting.
(c) Her blind fold was on fire when she removed it.
(d) Her handle bars were struck by lightning.

5. What does the narrator say is the greatest difficulty of her mother's blindness in paragraph 15?
(a) Not being able to look at old photographs.
(b) Not being able to clean her own house.
(c) Not being able to read.
(d) Not being able to see her grandchildren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?

2. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

3. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?

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

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

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