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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 Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?
(a) Tell a joke.
(b) Embrace.
(c) Kiss.
(d) Change costumes.

2. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?
(a) Anna is with child.
(b) A surprise that he did not have Anna's hands in his.
(c) I'm going to sue the tent company.
(d) I don't want to die.

3. 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) Anna went into labor.
(c) Lightning struck the main tent pole.
(d) A blizzard forced everyone to run for shelter.

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) Venice, Rome, Mexico, France, and Spain.
(c) Egypt, Hawaii, Moscow and Berlin.
(d) Portugal, Morocco, London, and Thailand.

5. 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) Cramming for tests and getting good grades.
(c) School dances and young love.
(d) Devouring books and writing poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anna's first child buried?

2. What is something the narrator says happens when she is in her room and gets a "whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs" (para.2)?

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

4. What detail about Anna does the narrator note was not mentioned in the newspaper accounts of the disaster?

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

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