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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 18, the narrator says her father was "perpetually exhausted" from what?
(a) Staying up all night reading.
(b) Being on-call during night hours.
(c) Taking care of a new baby.
(d) Drinking late into the night.

2. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) A card trick.
(b) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.
(c) His blindfold.
(d) His wedding ring.

4. 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 squirrel.
(b) A cat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A bird.

5. What did Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?
(a) Fumble and fall.
(b) Yell and argue.
(c) Laugh and flirt.
(d) Sing and dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in the house with the narrator when the fire started?

2. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

3. What is the second thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?

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

5. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

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