What is the most likely reason why the narrator moves back home when she is an adult?

Because she wants to repay her mom for all she has done

What detail foreshadows the fire?

The narrator's memory of the smoke smell & crackle of flame

Which of the following is a possible theme for this story?

Value your parents, for you owe them your existence

Why does the narrator consider her sister a "less finished version" of herself?

The sister never grew up to have a personality of her own

How did the narrator's mother and father meet?

At the hospital after the accident

What prior knowledge can help you predict that the narrator's mother will try to save her?

Moms will do whatever they can to save their children

Why was the Flying Avalons' trapeze act in the newspapers?

Because there was a terrible accident during their act

Which line from "The Leap" foreshadows what happens during the storm?

My mom is the surviving half of a blindfold trapeze act.

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"The Leap" by Louise Erdrich

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1
Which detail does the narrator include to indirectly characterize Anna as brave?
All of the above
She takes off her clothes to climb the tree more easily
She twists her body to grab the hot wire as she falls
She climbs onto a burning building to save her child
2
What is the most likely reason why the narrator moves back home when she is an adult?
Because her mother is incapable of getting around
Because she wants to be close to her sister's grave
Because she wants to repay her mom for all she has done
Because her father dies
3
What phrase best describes the narrator's mother?
Reckless and selfish
Graceful and daring
Hesitant and uncertain
Stubborn and cautious
4
What detail foreshadows the fire?
The story of the terrible storm
The narrator's memory of the smoke smell & crackle of flame
The description of the mom's blindness
5
How does the narrator feel when she sees her mother outside the window of the burning house?
Disappointed
Terrified
Angry
Unsurprised
6
Who was the antagonist in this story?
There isn't one
Harold Avalon
The mother
The daughter/narrator
7
The narrator says, “I owe her my existence 3 times.” Which of the following is NOT 1 of them?
When Anna marries Harold
When Anna saves herself from the circus accident
When Anna meets her 2nd husband in the hospital
When Anna saves her from the burning house
8
Anna falls in love with the narrator's father because...
He will let her choose where they will live
He teaches her how to read
He is a rich doctor
He is well-traveled
9
Which of the following is a possible theme for this story?
Formal education is important
Pay attention to fire drills in class
Value your parents, for you owe them your existence
Mothers will risk anything to protect their children
10
Which is the only round character in the short story?
Anna
Harold
The doctor
The narrator
11
Why does the narrator consider her sister a "less finished version" of herself?
The sister never grew up to have a personality of her own
Because the sister had the same name as the narrator
Because her mom loved her sister more than the narrator
12
How did the narrator's mother and father meet?
During the fire at the farm
At the hospital after the accident
At the school where she learned to read
At the circus during the high-wire act
13
Which literary device do authors use to give hints or clues to the audience?
tension
suspense
rhetoric
foreshadowing
14
What prior knowledge can help you predict that the narrator's mother will try to save her?
Children don't know how to escape burning buildings
Everybody has a fight or flight reflex
Moms will do whatever they can to save their children
Firefighters will not let people enter burning buildings
15
An example of _____ is when the volunteer tries to rescue Anna but ends up breaking her arm.
allusion
suspense
foreshadowing
irony
16
"The Leap" uses which of the following literary devices?
Foreshadowing
Misdirection
A & B
Flashback
17
Why was the Flying Avalons' trapeze act in the newspapers?
Because there was a terrible accident during their act
Because their act was so daring
Because there was a fire in their house after the act
Because Anna was pregnant and blindfolded
18
Which line from "The Leap" foreshadows what happens during the storm?
I owe her my existence 3 times.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere.
My mom is the surviving half of a blindfold trapeze act.
19
Anna's burned palms have "theblank scar tissue of a quieter future." This is an example of...
imagery, because we can picture her palms
foreshadowing, because we know she becomes blind
allusion, because she references a palm reader
All of the above
20
Which of the following reasons is NOT one that affected Anna's decision to join the circus?
The Avalon family was willing to take her in
She was illiterate
She had no family
She wanted to see the world

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