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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Harold Avalon buried?
(a) He was cremated.
(b) In the cemetery near their house.
(c) In the circus cemetery.
(d) In the family plot in the backyard.

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

3. 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 lost her vision.
(c) She found out her husband died.
(d) She miscarried.

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

12. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?
(a) To read to her.
(b) To clean the house.
(c) To take her for walks.
(d) To cook for her.

13. 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 handle bars were struck by lightning.
(d) Her blind fold was on fire when she removed it.

14. What does the narrator say is the greatest difficulty of her mother's blindness in paragraph 15?
(a) Not being able to read.
(b) Not being able to clean her own house.
(c) Not being able to look at old photographs.
(d) Not being able to see her grandchildren.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?

4. How many people died during the disaster?

5. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?

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