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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?
(a) They had a falling out.
(b) He was unkind.
(c) He has died.
(d) He lives with them.

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. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?
(a) To read to her.
(b) To cook for her.
(c) To take her for walks.
(d) To clean the house.

4. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Henry Allen.
(b) Harold Avalon.
(c) Herman Adams.
(d) Hank Allendale.

5. What did Anna's second husband buy her when she was in the hospital, which she had never had before?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A book.
(c) A hat.
(d) A diamond ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many people died during the disaster?

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

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

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