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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the narrator do during the house fire once she felt the door was too hot?
(a) She screamed for help.
(b) She kicked it open.
(c) She wrapped a shirt around the knob to open it.
(d) She put a rug under the crack.

3. Where did the narrator sometimes go when she was a child "just to sit" (para. 11)?
(a) Her grandmother's garden.
(b) Her school playground.
(c) Her sister's grave.
(d) A nearby brook.

4. What did the ringmaster do to introduce the Flying Avalons on the day of the disaster?
(a) He gave a little background on their love story.
(b) He cracked his whip and pointed to the ceiling.
(c) He announced Anna and Harold to the crowd.
(d) He blew a horn and jumped up and down.

5. What is the second thing the narrator says she owes her existence to?
(a) Harold.
(b) Her parents and the hospital where they met.
(c) The war and the Air Force base.
(d) The gale that caused the disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?

2. What did Anna's second husband teach her to do while in hospital?

3. What did Harold and Anna do in midair during their act according to paragraph 5?

4. What did the narrator realize once her mother was in her bedroom on the night of the fire?

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

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