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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have taken Anna in as a child and trained her to perform?
(a) Her neighbors.
(b) The Avalons.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) The ringleader.

2. Near what family member was Harold buried?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His father.

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

4. How did the fire get put out on the day of the disaster?
(a) By rain and men's jackets.
(b) The fire department.
(c) The ringleader and other performers used a fire extinguisher.
(d) Locals volunteers threw buckets of water on it.

5. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?
(a) Harold's parents.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Anna.

6. Where had the narrator's father "spent his war" as explained in paragraph 13?
(a) In combat.
(b) In Canada.
(c) At university.
(d) At an air force training grounds.

7. What is the second thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She grasped his ankle.
(b) She yelled for help.
(c) She changed direction.
(d) She tore off her blindfold.

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

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

10. What happened to Anna's baby after the disaster?
(a) It was stillborn.
(b) She was born premature.
(c) He was born and Anna named him Harold.
(d) She miscarried.

11. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?
(a) To cook for her.
(b) To read to her.
(c) To take her for walks.
(d) To clean the house.

12. What word does the narrator use to describe her mother's time in the hospital?
(a) Confinement.
(b) Rehabilitation.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Imprisonment.

13. What does the narrator say is the greatest difficulty of her mother's blindness in paragraph 15?
(a) Not being able to see her grandchildren.
(b) Not being able to read.
(c) Not being able to look at old photographs.
(d) Not being able to clean her own house.

14. What type of weather does the narrator describe in paragraph 12 when discussing her sister's grave?
(a) Humidity.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sunshine.

15. What is the first thing Anna did the day of the disaster when she did not feel her husband's hands?
(a) She lost control and fell.
(b) She screamed for help.
(c) She tore off her blindfold.
(d) She grasped his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the narrator's mother taught her to dive off a board?

2. What does the narrator think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?

3. How did Anna's hands get burned during the disaster?

4. How did Anna get severely injured during the disaster?

5. What does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?

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