2. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?
(a) She was blind.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was Harold's wife.
(d) She was badly injured.

3. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

4. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A gale.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A tsunami.

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

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

7. 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 sparkling birds.
(b) Like two peas in a pod.
(c) Like dragonflies in the night.
(d) Like two doves in love.

8. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) The Far East.
(d) The West.

9. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?
(a) The Fluttering Angels.
(b) The Flying Avalons.
(c) The Floating Avatars.
(d) The Fledgling Abyssinians.

10. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.
(c) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(d) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.

11. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?
(a) She was born.
(b) She saved herself.
(c) She met her first husband.
(d) She saved her daughter's life.

12. 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) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(b) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.
(c) I don't want to die.
(d) Anna is with child.

13. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She has dementia.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She is paralyzed.

14. Who was the other half of her mother's act?
(a) Henry Allen.
(b) Hank Allendale.
(c) Harold Avalon.
(d) Herman Adams.

15. 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.