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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(c) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.
(d) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.

2. What creature does the narrator say would have had trouble jumping from the thin tree branch to the house on the night of the fire?
(a) A bird.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A cat.

3. What did Anna direct one of the volunteers to do on the night of the house fire?
(a) Go in the house and save her daughter.
(b) Lean the broken ladder against the tree trunk.
(c) Get out of her way.
(d) Run for more help.

4. What does the narrator say we hang onto dearly once we have it?
(a) A home.
(b) Life.
(c) Love.
(d) Money.

5. How old was the narrator when her house caught on fire?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?

2. What did the narrator realize once her mother was in her bedroom on the night of the fire?

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

4. What is the narrator's mother's name?

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

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