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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 did Anna's second husband teach her to do while in hospital?
(a) Speak Spanish.
(b) Walk again.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Read.

2. Where does the narrator say the tabloids carried the story of their town's disaster?
(a) Boston and L.A.
(b) Boston and New York.
(c) Chicago and L.A.
(d) Cincinatti and New York.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?

3. What weather condition resulted in the disaster Anna and her husband experienced during their act?

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

5. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

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