The Leap HMH Quiz
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10 questions
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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 —
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 —
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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 is suggested about the Flying Avalons by the simile used in the description?
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 is suggested about the Flying Avalons by the simile used in the description?
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Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?
Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?
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The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —
The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —
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The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —
The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —
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This list reflects the order in which events in “The Leap” are mentioned in the selection. Label the events in the chronological order in which they actually occurred in the timeline. The first event will be labeled 1, and the last event will be labeled 5.
This list reflects the order in which events in “The Leap” are mentioned in the selection. Label the events in the chronological order in which they actually occurred in the timeline. The first event will be labeled 1, and the last event will be labeled 5.
- The narrator listens to her mother’s heartbeat.
- Anna saves herself during a trapeze act when lightning strikes the tent pole.
- Anna leaps into a burning house to save her daughter.
- The narrator lives in the West.
- Anna loses her sight.
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Which theme is conveyed in the selection?
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?
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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?
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?
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Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?
Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?
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Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?
Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?