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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does the narrator's mother have as explained in paragraph 1?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) She has dementia.
(c) She is paralyzed.
(d) She is blind.

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

3. What did Anna's second husband buy her when she was in the hospital, which she had never had before?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A hat.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A book.

4. 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.

5. How old does the narrator believe the tree was that caught flames near the house?
(a) 25 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 100 years old.
(d) 50 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Anna's heartbeat described as the narrator heard it while they fell through the air on the night of the fire?

3. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?

4. What does the narrator suggest may have been Harold's final thought as he fell into the crowd on the day of the disaster?

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

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