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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(b) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(c) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.
(d) He gave a little background on their love story.

3. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Change costumes.
(b) Embrace.
(c) Tell a joke.
(d) Kiss.

4. What is the narrator's mother's name?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Anna.
(c) Alice.
(d) Abbeth.

5. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Henry Allen.
(b) Hank Allendale.
(c) Herman Adams.
(d) Harold Avalon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

2. What did Anna gesture for her daughter to do once she was outside her window on the night of the fire?

3. What was Anna doing when she landed on the gutter of the house near her daughter's window?

4. What is one reason the narrator finds it odd her parents chose to live in the old farmhouse?

5. How old was the narrator when her house caught on fire?

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