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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1 - 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Tell a joke.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Embrace.
(d) Change costumes.

2. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?
(a) Essays or awards.
(b) Journals or news clippings.
(c) Sequined costumes or posters.
(d) Old clothes and old friends.

3. Where does the narrator and her mother live?
(a) Maine.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Hampshire.

4. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) February.

5. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?
(a) Ice cream and candy.
(b) Hamburgers and French fries.
(c) Hot dogs and chips.
(d) Popcorn and peanuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator sometimes do in her childhood room?

2. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

3. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?

4. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?

5. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?

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