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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 is the title of the homemade flier Simon and his friends see taped to a window?
(a) LEATHER GATHERING.
(b) NO TRESPASSING.
(c) THE GAY CANCER.
(d) HELP WANTED.

2. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?
(a) He tells Simon that he is under suspicion for two recent robberies.
(b) He refuses to tell Simon anything about its purpose.
(c) He tells Simon that he needs to file for legal emancipation.
(d) He tells Simon that he is suspected of vehicular manslaughter.

3. When Klara becomes convinced that the knocks she hears are emanating from Simon's spirit, what emotion does she think he is feeling?
(a) Affection.
(b) Peace.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Anger.

4. Just before Klara is hired by the Mirage executives, what object mysteriously appears in her hand to replace the rubber ball she had been holding?
(a) A strawberry.
(b) A key.
(c) A coin.
(d) An apple.

5. In contrast to her brothers' bar mitzvahs, Klara's bat mitzvah takes place not individually but in a group of how many girls?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Raj say he was when he came from India to the United States?

2. What tradition does Gertie refuse to partake in at Saul's funeral?

3. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?

4. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?

5. Whom does Gertie coddle the most out of all of her children?

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