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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?
(a) They had a falling out.
(b) He has died.
(c) He lives with them.
(d) He was unkind.

4. What did Anna's second husband teach her to do while in hospital?
(a) Speak Spanish.
(b) Walk again.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Read.

5. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?
(a) Dozens.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some places the narrator says her mother had been and her father "longed to visit" (para. 13)?

2. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?

3. What creature does the narrator say would have had trouble jumping from the thin tree branch to the house on the night of the fire?

4. How is Anna's tap on her daughter's window described in paragraph 24?

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

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