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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 16 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator say she often thought of her sister when she was young?
(a) As a ghost.
(b) As a better version of herself.
(c) As an unfinished version of herself.
(d) As a separate person.

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

3. What is one reason the narrator finds it odd her parents chose to live in the old farmhouse?
(a) It was too big for their small family.
(b) It was in the same town the disaster happened.
(c) It was run down.
(d) It was far from their family.

4. What would Harold show the audience members during part of their act?
(a) A card trick.
(b) Anna's smear of lipstick near his mouth.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His blindfold.

5. What did the narrator's mother know as soon as she came upon the house during the fire?
(a) There was no way to rescue her daughter.
(b) The fire was her fault.
(c) The baby-sitter started the fire.
(d) Her daughter was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anna get to her daughter's room on the night of the fire?

2. In paragraph 18, the narrator says her father was "perpetually exhausted" from what?

3. Where did Anna live after touring Europe when she was young?

4. How did Anna and her daughter escape the house fire?

5. What did Anna direct one of the volunteers to do on the night of the house fire?

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