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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 2, what does the narrator say she sometimes thinks her mother has no memory of from her youth?
(a) School dances and young love.
(b) Cramming for tests and getting good grades.
(c) Double somersaults and heart-stopping catches.
(d) Devouring books and writing poetry.

2. What happened during Harold and Anna's act just before they were able to clasp hands in midair?
(a) A strong wind blew the tent away.
(b) A blizzard forced everyone to run for shelter.
(c) Lightning struck the main tent pole.
(d) Anna went into labor.

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 does the narrator point out in paragraph one about how her mother moves through the house?
(a) She acts as though her daughter is not there.
(b) She is quite clumsy.
(c) She barely moves so as not to disturb anything.
(d) She never bumps into anything or knocks anything over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

2. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

3. Where does the narrator and her mother live?

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

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

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