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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 recall once she woke up in the midst of the house fire?
(a) A movie she saw about a house fire.
(b) Her second grade fire drill.
(c) To scream for help.
(d) How to call the police.

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

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

4. What was Anna doing when she landed on the gutter of the house near her daughter's window?
(a) Banging on the window.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Crying.
(d) Shivering.

5. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?
(a) Anna is with child.
(b) I don't want to die.
(c) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(d) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?

2. Where in the house did the fire start?

3. What did Anna direct one of the volunteers to do on the night of the house fire?

4. What did the narrator do during the house fire once she felt the door was too hot?

5. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?

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