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

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

3. Why is the narrator easily able to pick her sister's gravestone from afar?
(a) It is shaped like a trapeze swinger.
(b) It is shaped like a heart.
(c) It is shaped like a lamb at rest.
(d) It is shaped like a baby girl.

4. What does the narrator say her mother did the first time she owes her existence to her?
(a) She was born.
(b) She saved herself.
(c) She met her first husband.
(d) She saved her daughter's life.

5. Who is the author of "The Leap"?
(a) Leonora Ellis.
(b) Eleanor Lee.
(c) Louise Erdrich.
(d) Leslie Eldridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anna's first child buried?

2. How many times does the narrator say she owes her existence to her mother?

3. What did Harold and Anna use for part of their act?

4. Who was the other half of her mother's act?

5. In paragraph 6, what does the narrator say her mother is able to live comfortably in?

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