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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had the narrator's mother taught her to dive off a board?
(a) The YMCA.
(b) The town pool.
(c) Their backyard pool.
(d) Her cousin's pool.

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

3. How is Anna's tap on her daughter's window described in paragraph 24?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Melodic.
(d) Thunderous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?

2. What does the narrator say is the greatest difficulty of her mother's blindness in paragraph 15?

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

4. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?

5. What is something the narrator says happens when she is in her room and gets a "whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs" (para.2)?

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