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

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

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

4. What are some places the narrator says her mother had been and her father "longed to visit" (para. 13)?
(a) Africa, Australia, China, and Japan.
(b) Egypt, Hawaii, Moscow and Berlin.
(c) Venice, Rome, Mexico, France, and Spain.
(d) Portugal, Morocco, London, and Thailand.

5. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?
(a) She was blind.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was Harold's wife.
(d) She was badly injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?

2. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?

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

4. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?

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

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