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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 did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?
(a) Her school playground.
(b) A nearby brook.
(c) Her grandmother's garden.
(d) Her sister's grave.

2. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?
(a) At university.
(b) In combat.
(c) At an air force training grounds.
(d) In Canada.

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

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

5. What does the narrator think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?
(a) She hemmorhaged.
(b) She found out her husband died.
(c) She lost her vision.
(d) She miscarried.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

3. Near what family member was Harold buried?

4. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?

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

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