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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 16 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator's mother's name?
(a) Abbeth.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Alice.
(d) Anna.

4. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?
(a) Anna.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brothers.
(d) Harold's parents.

5. What did the narrator do during the house fire once she felt the door was too hot?
(a) She wrapped a shirt around the knob to open it.
(b) She put a rug under the crack.
(c) She kicked it open.
(d) She screamed for help.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What sound does the narrator believe woke her up during the fire?

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

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