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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 Anna and Harold do "openly" as they performed according to paragraph 5?
(a) Yell and argue.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Fumble and fall.
(d) Laugh and flirt.

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

3. What stands "cast in concrete" (para. 3) to commemorate the accident?
(a) A replica tent pole.
(b) A sequined costume.
(c) A feather boa.
(d) A statue of trapeze artists.

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

5. What was the narrator's mother's former career as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Ringleader.
(b) Fire breather.
(c) Ballerina.
(d) Trapeze artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?

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

3. In paragraph 3, where does the narrator say she gets her information about her mother's disaster?

4. What phrase is used to describe the narrator's mother's movements in paragraph 2?

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

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