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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 sometimes do in her childhood room?
(a) She paints.
(b) She sews.
(c) She reads.
(d) She talks on the phone.

2. Near what family member was Harold buried?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

3. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?
(a) Double somersaults and heart-stopping catches.
(b) Cramming for tests and getting good grades.
(c) School dances and young love.
(d) Devouring books and writing poetry.

4. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator's mother once tell her one would be amazed by?

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

3. Where had the narrator's mother taught her to dive off a board?

4. Where was Harold Avalon buried?

5. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

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