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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 16 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where in the house did the fire start?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the narrator's room.
(c) In the den.
(d) Near the stove.

5. How did Anna get to her daughter's room on the night of the fire?
(a) She climbed the tree.
(b) She stood on her husband's shoulders.
(c) She ran to the front door.
(d) She launched herself up with a pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?

2. What does the narrator say audience members ate while waiting for the act to begin?

3. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?

4. Who is the author of "The Leap"?

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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