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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?
(a) Their farmhouse.
(b) Extreme elements.
(c) Extreme poverty.
(d) The spotlight.

3. How many people died during the disaster?
(a) 3.
(b) 60.
(c) 18.
(d) 1.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator easily able to pick her sister's gravestone from afar?

2. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?

3. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?

4. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?

5. How many acts performed before Anna and her husband's act on the day of the disaster?

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