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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 Anna gesture for her daughter to do once she was outside her window on the night of the fire?
(a) Run downstairs.
(b) Unlatch the window and prop it open.
(c) Call for help.
(d) Wrap herself in a blanket.

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

3. How did Anna get to her daughter's room on the night of the fire?
(a) She climbed the tree.
(b) She launched herself up with a pole.
(c) She ran to the front door.
(d) She stood on her husband's shoulders.

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

5. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She is paralyzed.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She has dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator notice the moment she woke up during the fire?

2. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?

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

4. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

5. Who was the other half of her mother's act?

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