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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 word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?
(a) Confinement.
(b) Rehabilitation.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Vacation.

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

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

4. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Ballerina.
(b) Fire breather.
(c) Ringleader.
(d) Trapeze artist.

5. How did Anna get to her daughter's room on the night of the fire?
(a) She launched herself up with a pole.
(b) She stood on her husband's shoulders.
(c) She ran to the front door.
(d) She climbed the tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?

2. Near what family member was Harold buried?

3. What did the narrator notice the moment she woke up during the fire?

4. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?

5. In paragraph 18, the narrator says her father was "perpetually exhausted" from what?

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