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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 had the narrator's mother taught her to dive off a board?
(a) Their backyard pool.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) The town pool.
(d) Her cousin's pool.

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

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

4. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?
(a) Extreme elements.
(b) Extreme poverty.
(c) Their farmhouse.
(d) The spotlight.

5. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?
(a) The Avalons.
(b) The ringleader.
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound made the narrator look out the window on the night of the house fire?

2. Near what family member was Harold buried?

3. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?

4. What had happened to the extension ladder during the fire?

5. What did Anna's second husband buy her when she was in the hospital, which she had never had before?

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