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

2. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?
(a) Essays or awards.
(b) Old clothes and old friends.
(c) Journals or news clippings.
(d) Sequined costumes or posters.

3. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) At the circus.
(c) At the town pool.
(d) At the library.

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

5. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A gale.
(d) A tsunami.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?

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

3. What happened to Anna's baby after the disaster?

4. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

5. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

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