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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Anna's baby after the disaster?
(a) She was born premature.
(b) He was born and Anna named him Harold.
(c) It was stillborn.
(d) She miscarried.

2. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?
(a) By rain and men's jackets.
(b) The ringleader and other performers used a fire extinguisher.
(c) Locals volunteers threw buckets of water on it.
(d) The fire department.

3. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Humidity.
(d) Sunshine.

4. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?
(a) Her neighbors.
(b) The Avalons.
(c) The ringleader.
(d) Her aunt.

5. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?
(a) She grabbed onto a metal wire that was hot from the lighting.
(b) She grabbed onto the tent just as it went up in flames.
(c) Her blind fold was on fire when she removed it.
(d) Her handle bars were struck by lightning.

7. What is the narrator's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Trapeze artist.
(d) Doctor.

8. Where is Anna's first child buried?
(a) In the circus cemetery.
(b) She was cremated.
(c) In the backyard plot.
(d) In a cemetery near their house in New Hampshire.

9. What does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?
(a) It gets closer.
(b) It gets further away.
(c) It gets larger.
(d) It gets smaller.

10. Why is the narrator easily able to pick her sister's gravestone from afar?
(a) It is shaped like a lamb at rest.
(b) It is shaped like a trapeze swinger.
(c) It is shaped like a heart.
(d) It is shaped like a baby girl.

11. What are some places the narrator says her mother had been and her father "longed to visit" (para. 13)?
(a) Portugal, Morocco, London, and Thailand.
(b) Africa, Australia, China, and Japan.
(c) Venice, Rome, Mexico, France, and Spain.
(d) Egypt, Hawaii, Moscow and Berlin.

12. Near what family member was Harold buried?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

13. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?
(a) Her school playground.
(b) Her sister's grave.
(c) A nearby brook.
(d) Her grandmother's garden.

14. What does the narrator think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?
(a) She hemmorhaged.
(b) She found out her husband died.
(c) She miscarried.
(d) She lost her vision.

15. What did Anna's second husband buy her when she was in the hospital, which she had never had before?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A book.
(c) A hat.
(d) A diamond ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?

2. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?

3. What did Anna's second husband teach her to do while in hospital?

4. How many people died during the disaster?

5. Where had the narrator's mother taught her to dive off a board?

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