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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 does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?
(a) As an unfinished version of herself.
(b) As a ghost.
(c) As a separate person.
(d) As a better version of herself.

2. 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.

3. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She lost control and fell.
(b) She screamed for help.
(c) She tore off her blindfold.
(d) She grasped his ankle.

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

5. How many people died during the disaster?
(a) 60.
(b) 1.
(c) 18.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?

2. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?

3. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

4. Where was Harold Avalon buried?

5. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?

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