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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?
(a) Her school playground.
(b) Her grandmother's garden.
(c) A nearby brook.
(d) Her sister's grave.

2. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?
(a) The fire department.
(b) By rain and men's jackets.
(c) Locals volunteers threw buckets of water on it.
(d) The ringleader and other performers used a fire extinguisher.

3. Where is Anna's first child buried?
(a) In the backyard plot.
(b) In a cemetery near their house in New Hampshire.
(c) In the circus cemetery.
(d) She was cremated.

4. 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.

5. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She screamed for help.
(b) She lost control and fell.
(c) She tore off her blindfold.
(d) She grasped his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to paragraph 4, during what month did Anna experience her disaster?

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

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

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

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

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