WorksheetsTHE LEAP PART 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the narrator’s mother’s profession in her youth?
Tightrope walker
Trapeze artist
Magician
Acrobat
How did the narrator’s mother lose her sight?
Trapeze accident
Genetic condition
Cataracts
An explosion
What is the name of the narrator’s mother’s trapeze act?
The Flying Avalons
The Soaring Stars
The Sky Performers
The Blindfold Wonders
What commemorates the tragedy that struck the trapeze act?
A statue of the Flying Avalons
A replica tent pole cast in concrete
A plaque in the town square
A framed newspaper article
What natural event caused the accident during the trapeze performance?
Lightning storm
Tornado
Earthquake
Hurricane
What happened to Harry Avalon during the accident?
He saved Anna
He died in the fall
He survived unscathed
He was severely injured
How did Anna save herself during the accident?
By catching the rope
By grabbing a wire
By using the trapeze bar
By falling into a safety net
What did the narrator associate her mother’s strength and adaptability with?
Her early circus training
Her love for books
Her ability to overcome blindness
Her calm demeanor
How did Anna meet the narrator’s father?
At a circus performance
In the hospital
At a bookstore
At a town event
What hobby did Anna develop after meeting the narrator's father?
Painting
Sewing
Reading
Gardening
Why did Anna insist on staying in the town where the accident happened?
To honor her first husband’s memory
She loved the farmhouse
She couldn’t travel due to her injuries
To remain close to the grave of her child
What caused the house fire when the narrator was seven?
A candle left burning
Faulty wiring
Ashes from the stove
A lightning strike
How did Anna rescue the narrator from the burning house?
She used a ladder
She climbed a tree
She went through the front door
Firefighters helped her
What action demonstrated Anna’s fearlessness during the fire?
She leapt onto the roof
She called for help immediately
She climbed down the chimney
She stayed inside the house
What did Anna do while holding the narrator during the escape from the fire?
Held her tightly and jumped into a safety net
Climbed down the ladder
Ran through the flames
Lowered her out the window
How does the narrator describe the sound of her mother’s heartbeat during the fire escape?
Calm and steady
Loud as thunder
Faint and fast
Silent
What symbolizes the narrator’s deceased sibling?
A lamb-shaped gravestone
A photograph in the house
A tree near the house
A book her mother wrote
What does the narrator do for her blind mother after her father’s death?
Takes care of the house
Reads to her
Moves her to a new home
Finds her a caregiver
What does the narrator believe about falling, based on her mother’s teaching?
It’s terrifying and uncontrollable
There’s time to think while falling
It’s impossible to avoid injury
It’s the ultimate act of trust
What lasting injury did Anna sustain from the accident?
Blindness
Burned palms
A broken leg
A head injury
