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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what family member was Harold buried?
(a) His father.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

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

3. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?
(a) Journals or news clippings.
(b) Sequined costumes or posters.
(c) Essays or awards.
(d) Old clothes and old friends.

4. What is one reason the narrator finds it odd her parents chose to live in the old farmhouse?
(a) It was run down.
(b) It was in the same town the disaster happened.
(c) It was far from their family.
(d) It was too big for their small family.

5. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?
(a) Like a bull in a china shop.
(b) Catlike precision.
(c) Graceless fumbling.
(d) Stealthlike manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator's mother once tell her one would be amazed by?

2. Who was at the scene when Anna and her husband arrived the night of the house fire?

3. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?

4. What is the second thing the narrator says she owes her existence to?

5. How is Anna's heartbeat described as the narrator heard it while they fell through the air on the night of the fire?

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