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Which of these is true about Harold Avalon?
A-He is the narrator’s father.
B-He is killed in combat.
C-He is buried near his uncle, founder of the Flying Avalons.
D-He is a doctor who specializes in setting broken bones.
Chronologically, which of these events happens first?
A-Anna Avalon’s first child is stillborn.
B-The narrator moves back into her childhood home in New Hampshire.
C-The narrator’s father dies.
D-Ashes ignite a fire in the New Hampshire farmhouse.
Which of these statements is true about a character in “The Leap”?
A The father achieves a daring act of bravery
B The mother achieves a daring act of bravery
C The narrator loses her eyesight
D The narrator does not get along with her mother
What does the word encroaching mean?
A-intruding on
B-setting free
C-honors a memory
D-flash back
What is the narrator's mother's name?
A-Anna
B-Leah
C-Jill
D-Shona
Throughout the story the author uses_____ to paint a picture in the story
A-Foreshadowing
B-forecasting
C-simile
D-Imagery
What choice did Anna have to make when she was falling from the top of the circus tent?
A-saving herself or saving her husband
B-saving herself or her child
C-saving her husband or saving her dog
D-saving herself or her child or saving her child
How does the narrator's mother and father first meet?
A-At the circus
B-on a blind date
C-at the hospital
D-In the Market
How does the narrator survive the fire?
A-She climbs down from the house
B-a firefighter saves her
C-her mother saves her
D-she Jumped down
What is the main conflict in the story?
A-the narrator was trapped in her house by the fire
B-Anna and her new husband join the circus again
C-Anna and her husband die
Which detail from the story helps create suspense?
A-"It was during her confinement in the hospital that my mother met my father."
B-"She used the phone, then ran outside to stand beneath my window."
C-"I owe her my existence three times."
D-"They sat. They ate caramelized popcorn and roasted peanuts."
SHOW ANSWER
Which statement lists the events in the correct sequence?
A-Anna rescues the narrator; the narrator returns home; the narrator's father dies
B-Anna marries a second time; the narrator returns home; Anna becomes blind.
C-The narrator returns home; the narrator's father dies; Anna rescues the narrator from a fire.
D-Anna survives her circus fall; Anna rescues the narrator; the narrator returns home.
What is wrong with the mother?
A-She is blind
B-She has a broken leg
C-She is in a coma
D-she is deaf
What attracted the narrator's father to Anna?
A-She was a trapeze
B-She wanted to live in New Hampshire
C-She could not read
D-She had traveled the world
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