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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 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.

2. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?
(a) His brothers.
(b) Anna.
(c) Harold's parents.
(d) His uncle.

3. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A sequined costume.
(b) A feather boa.
(c) A statue of trapeze artists.
(d) A replica tent pole.

4. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?
(a) Her in-laws.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?
(a) Rehabilitation.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Confinement.
(d) Vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

3. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?

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

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

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