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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 lost her vision.
(b) She hemmorhaged.
(c) She found out her husband died.
(d) She miscarried.

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

3. What is the narrator's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Trapeze artist.
(d) Doctor.

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

5. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Cincinatti and New York.
(b) Boston and L.A.
(c) Chicago and L.A.
(d) Boston and New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?

3. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?

4. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?

5. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?

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