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

2. Where does the narrator and her mother live?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Rhode Island.

3. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?
(a) School dances and young love.
(b) Devouring books and writing poetry.
(c) Double somersaults and heart-stopping catches.
(d) Cramming for tests and getting good grades.

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

5. Who was at the scene when Anna and her husband arrived the night of the house fire?
(a) The babysitter's parents.
(b) Police officers.
(c) The fire department.
(d) Town volunteers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

3. Why is the narrator easily able to pick her sister's gravestone from afar?

4. Who is the author of "The Leap"?

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

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