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1. What type of performer was the narrator's mother? Where does she live and what is her medical condition?

The narrator's mother was once part of a blindfold trapeze act. She lives in New Hampshire and is blind as a result of "encroaching and stubborn cataracts" (para. 1).

2. How does the narrator describe the way her mother moves through their home in New Hampshire in paragraph 1?

The narrator's mother, despite being blind, does not knock anything over or bump into things. She moves "slowly through her house here in New Hampshire, lightly touching her way along walls and running her hands over knickknacks, books, the drift of a grown child's belongings and castoffs" (para. 1).

3. Why does the narrator sometimes forget that her mother was part of the Flying Avalons?

The narrator sometimes forgets that her mother was part of the Flying Avalons because her mother "shows so little of the drama or flair one might expect from a performer" (para. 3). She does not have any remnants of her old costumes or photographs of her performances.

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