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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?
(a) A rescuer broke her arm trying to help her.
(b) The tent toppled her and she got a concussion
(c) She burned her hands trying to grab onto something.
(d) She fell from her swing and broke her leg.

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

3. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The South.
(b) The West.
(c) The North.
(d) The Far East.

4. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?
(a) Humidity.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sunshine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?

3. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?

4. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?

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

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