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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Place of Life, Chapters 30-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Daniel tells Eddie that Klara had been "different" (209), what is NOT one characteristic he mentions as evidence of Klara's eccentricity?
(a) Solemnity.
(b) Susceptibility.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) Instability.

2. While Varya has always told herself that she does her research out of love, she worries that what emotion may be inspiring her research instead?
(a) Revulsion.
(b) Despair.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Fear.

3. Including Klara, how many people does Eddie say have both committed suicide and had received a reading from the fortune teller?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. Who steps in and stops the policeman's harassment of Simon outside of the police station?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Robert.
(c) Klara.
(d) Gertie.

5. What word does Raj use when talking about magic that "needles" (235) Daniel?
(a) Trick.
(b) Patsy.
(c) Dope.
(d) Joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator describes Varya's brief encounter with an attractive sofa in a store, what is NOT listed as one of the reasons Varya chooses not to buy it?

2. How many hours early do Raj and Ruby appear for Thanksgiving dinner at Daniel's house?

3. Daniel tells Eddie to stop talking after the revelation of what detail about Klara's death?

4. What does Daniel do for the first time after Gertie refuses to bury Klara in the family plot?

5. For how many years has Varya's experiment with the monkeys been ongoing at the time Luke visits the Drake?

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