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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Proteus, Chapters 15-19 and Part Three: The Inquisition, Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does Klara whisper to her audience at the conclusion of every show?
(a) Right this way.
(b) I love you all.
(c) Thanks for your kindness.
(d) Look around you often.

2. Who spends the night with Simon in Ward 86 once he is diagnosed with the illness that will come to be known as AIDS?
(a) Daniel and Varya.
(b) Robert and Klara.
(c) Klara and Gertie.
(d) Varya and Klara.

3. Once hired at The Mirage, Klara and Raj open for which act?
(a) Cher.
(b) Penn and Teller.
(c) Wayne Newton.
(d) Siegfried and Roy.

4. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?
(a) My daddy.
(b) Come me.
(c) I cry.
(d) Mama now.

5. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?
(a) The Immortalists is the name of Varya's antique shop.
(b) The Immortalist is the name of Klara's act.
(c) Simon uses the term to refer to Klara's recklessness.
(d) Saul used to call thunder clouds The Immortalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Klara die, in relation to the fortune teller's prediction of her death date?

2. What reason does Klara state for not calling the family to notify them of Simon's illness?

3. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?

4. What type of business does Saul own?

5. In what type of venue does Klara NOT perform her act during her early days as a magician?

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