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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 the narrator's mother know as soon as she came upon the house during the fire?
(a) There was no way to rescue her daughter.
(b) The fire was her fault.
(c) Her daughter was dead.
(d) The baby-sitter started the fire.

2. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) His wedding ring.
(b) A card trick.
(c) His blindfold.
(d) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.

3. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?
(a) The tent toppled her and she got a concussion
(b) A rescuer broke her arm trying to help her.
(c) She burned her hands trying to grab onto something.
(d) She fell from her swing and broke her leg.

4. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?
(a) At the town pool.
(b) At the circus.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At the library.

5. What metaphor is used in paragraph 5 to describe the way Anna and Harold would drop through the air during their act?
(a) Like two peas in a pod.
(b) Like dragonflies in the night.
(c) Like two sparkling birds.
(d) Like two doves in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?

2. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

3. How did Anna and her daughter escape the house fire?

4. What is the narrator's mother's name?

5. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?

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