How does Anna's personality evolve throughout the story?

She shows increased strength and resilience

How does Anna's memory of trapeze performances contrast with her life as a mother?

One is full of joy, the other sorrow

They are completely disconnected

What does the narrator learn about her mother by the end of the story?

She was a complex and brave individual

She was indifferent to her family

What is the significance of Anna's decision to continue performing after her husband's death?

It illustrates her strength and dedication

It is a sign of her desperation

It represents her abandonment of family

How does the author use imagery to enhance the story?

By creating vivid scenes of Anna's past

By avoiding descriptive language

What does the relationship between the narrator and Anna reveal about family dynamics?

They share a deep bond influenced by shared history

They are only superficially connected

How is the theme of sacrifice illustrated in 'The Leap'?

Through her actions to protect her daughter

Through the narrator's decisions

What effect does the use of flashbacks have on the reader's understanding of Anna?

They provide depth to her character

How does the story address the concept of identity?

Through Anna's past experiences and current roles

What does the ending of the story suggest about the future?

It is filled with hope and continuity

It is irrelevant to the characters

How does Anna's past affect her relationship with her daughter?

It fosters understanding and admiration

How does the story explore the idea of courage?

Through Anna's performances and her decision to save her daughter

What internal struggle does Anna face throughout the story?

The conflict between her past identity and her role as a mother

The desire to return to performing

The need for financial stability

The quest for social acceptance

How does Anna's character exemplify the theme of resilience?

By continuing to care for her daughter despite her losses

By giving up after her husband's death

By ignoring her daughter's needs

In “The Leap,” what does the narrator suggest is the main reason that her mother, now blind from cataracts, can still safely negotiate her New Hampshire home?

She was once part of a blindfold trapeze act.

She has lived there a long time.

She once saved the narrator’s life.

She has a highly developed sense of hearing.

After the narrator’s mother in “The Leap” is injured in the accident, why is the narrator’s father called to the hospital to help her?

He is familiar with treating her sort of injury.

He teaches people to read and write.

He has experience in circus disasters.

He wants to make amends for starting the fire.

In “The Leap,” after the mother marries for the second time, what seems to be her attitude toward her early years as a circus performer?

She seems to have put her past behind her.

She enjoys recalling her days as a famous acrobat.

She longs for the romance of those years.

She deeply regrets her early career.

What do the details in this excerpt from “The Leap” most clearly foreshadow? [S]ometimes, as I sit sewing in the room of the rebuilt house in which I slept as a child, I hear the crackle, catch a whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs, and suddenly the room goes dark, the stitches burn beneath my fingers, and I am sewing with a needle of hot silver, a thread of fire.

the memory of the fire that the narrator escaped

the narrator’s returning to live with her elderly mother

the revelation of the mother’s blindness in later life

the story of the mother’s time in the hospital

In speaking of her mother, the narrator of “The Leap” says, “I owe her my existence three times.” To which of the mother’s actions does the narrator most clearly refer? Choose three options.

saving herself in the circus disaster

rescuing the narrator in the fire

staying in the narrator’s hometown

Read this description of Anna from paragraph 1. She has never upset an object or as much as brushed a magazine onto the floor. She has never lost her balance or bumped into a closet door left carelessly open. The description suggests that Anna has retained her -

matter-of-fact approach to challenges

capacity for dealing with extreme situations

Read this sentence from paragraph 5. They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes. What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Their acrobatics were skillful and natural.

Their relationship was romantic.

They enjoyed surprising the audience.

They looked small and fragile on stage.

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the -

ability to read allows the imagination to soar

mother is willing to exchange excitement for safety

father understands what the mother has given up

feeling of contentment is connected to love

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A Which theme is conveyed in the selection?

Sometimes a moment in time can seem longer than it actually is.

We rely on our sense of sight more than any other sense.

Living through difficult circumstances can breed resentment.

Children often grow to be more like their parents than they expect.

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

My mother once said that I'd be amazed at how many things a person can do within the act of falling. (paragraph 9)

She is one with the constant dark now, just as the air was her home, familiar to her, safe, before the storm that afternoon. (paragraph 6)

I suppose you could call it the egocentrism of a child, of all young children, but I considered her a less finished version of myself. (paragraph 11)

I came home to read to my mother, to read out loud, to read long into the dark if I must, to read all night. (paragraph 15)

Most of 'The Leap' is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Control the pacing to increase the tension of the story's climactic moment

Narrate important events of the story in reverse chronological order

Slow down significant moments of the story and speed up less significant moments

Use the narrator's adult knowledge to revise unflattering events from her childhood

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

She had complete faith in her mother.

She wanted to become an acrobat.

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in 'The Leap'?

Two plot lines, one involving the Flying Avalons and the other involving the narrator as a child

The use of a narrator who is never named

The use of two main characters, the narrator and her mother

The story ending, in which the narrator and her mother are still descending to safety on the ground

In which sentence about 'The Leap' does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

Anna's arm was broken by a rescuer who was trying to help her.

The narrator did not know who would try to rescue her.

The story doesn't say who was killed besides Harry Avalon.

It seems obvious whom the babysitter telephoned after she awoke.

Quiz on 'The Leap' by Louise Erdrich

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What is the main setting of 'The Leap'?

Urban city

Small town in North Dakota

Desert landscape

Coastal village

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Who is the narrator of the story?

Anna

The Father

Anna's Daughter

A family friend

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What profession did Anna have before becoming a mother?

Nurse

Teacher

Trapeze artist

Dancer

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What event drastically changes Anna's life?

A family reunion

A trapeze accident

A flood

A wedding

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What does the trapeze symbolize in the story?

Fear

Stability

Freedom and risk

Confusion

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How does the narrator feel about her mother's past?

Disappointed

Proud

Indifferent

Angry

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What role does the father play in the story?

The main character

A tragic figure

A source of comfort

An obstacle

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Quiz on 'The Leap' by Louise Erdrich

What is the main setting of 'The Leap'?

Who is the narrator of the story?

What profession did Anna have before becoming a mother?

What event drastically changes Anna's life?

What does the trapeze symbolize in the story?

How does the narrator feel about her mother's past?

What role does the father play in the story?

What major theme is explored in 'The Leap'?

Which literary device is heavily used to convey Anna's past?

What significant action does Anna take in the climax of the story?

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