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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 grandmother's garden.
(b) A nearby brook.
(c) Her school playground.
(d) Her sister's grave.

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

3. Who was in the house with the narrator when the fire started?
(a) Anna.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Her father.
(d) A babysitter.

4. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A feather boa.
(b) A sequined costume.
(c) A replica tent pole.
(d) A statue of trapeze artists.

5. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?
(a) Popcorn and peanuts.
(b) Hamburgers and French fries.
(c) Ice cream and candy.
(d) Hot dogs and chips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

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

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

4. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?

5. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?

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