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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 did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(b) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.
(c) He gave a little background on their love story.
(d) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.

2. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

3. What are some places the narrator says her mother had been and her father "longed to visit" (para. 13)?
(a) Portugal, Morocco, London, and Thailand.
(b) Africa, Australia, China, and Japan.
(c) Egypt, Hawaii, Moscow and Berlin.
(d) Venice, Rome, Mexico, France, and Spain.

4. 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) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(b) Anna is with child.
(c) I don't want to die.
(d) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.

5. What does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?
(a) It gets closer.
(b) It gets larger.
(c) It gets further away.
(d) It gets smaller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?

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

3. Where is Anna's first child buried?

4. What is the narrator's mother's name?

5. What does the narrator point out in paragraph one about how her mother moves through the house?

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