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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Harold's parents.
(d) Anna.

2. How many people died during the disaster?
(a) 60.
(b) 18.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What is the second thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She tore off her blindfold.
(b) She changed direction.
(c) She yelled for help.
(d) She grasped his ankle.

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

5. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?
(a) She fell from her swing and broke her leg.
(b) She burned her hands trying to grab onto something.
(c) The tent toppled her and she got a concussion
(d) A rescuer broke her arm trying to help her.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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 found out her husband died.
(b) She hemmorhaged.
(c) She lost her vision.
(d) She miscarried.

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

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

14. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Confinement.
(c) Rehabilitation.
(d) Imprisonment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?

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

3. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?

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

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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