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

2. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Blindfolds.
(c) Strobe lights.
(d) Colorful scarves.

3. After reading paragraph 1, what do readers learn about the narrator's mother's former partner?
(a) They had a falling out.
(b) He was unkind.
(c) He has died.
(d) He lives with them.

4. Where does the narrator say she used to live in paragraph 4?
(a) The West.
(b) The South.
(c) The Far East.
(d) The North.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some things the narrator says her mother has not kept from her youth?

3. What is the narrator's mother's name?

4. What is the name of the narrator's mother's act?

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

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