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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the executives at The Mirage offer Klara and Raj a contract, how long do they say the couple has before their first show?
2. What word does Raj use when talking about magic that "needles" (235) Daniel?
3. When Klara refuses the Mirage's entertainment director's suggestion that she let Raj saw her in half, her real reason has to do with feminist ideals rather than what other reason said to be believed by the entertainment director?
4. Daniel becomes unnerved by the war reenactors in part because their determination to live in the past reminds him of whom?
5. Eddie explains that the Costello family's scam begins with the sale of what object to a target?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason does Gertie refuse to allow Klara to be buried in the family plot and which family member has the strongest reaction to her decision?
2. What mysterious feat does Klara perform at the audition without knowing how she has done it?
3. Just before Raj convinces Klara to pursue a residency in Las Vegas for her magic act, what is meant by the narrator's statement that "Klara has always known she's meant to be a bridge" (146)?
4. How does Daniel's death occur?
5. How is the theme of secrecy depicted in the passage when the narrator reveals that "Klara has kept two things from her siblings" (141)?
6. How are sensory details used by the author to depict the scene when Daniel awakes first on the morning of Thanksgiving?
7. Klara believes that magic is the only element that can reveal how inadequate one other element of life truly is. What is that element?
8. Why does Klara initially take the elevator to the 45th floor of the Mirage after dropping Ruby off at day care on opening night?
9. What is the secret of Klara's success with the men who are auditioning her for a spot opening for Sigfried and Roy?
10. What reasons does the narrator give for Daniel's decision not to tell Mira about his and his siblings' childhood encounter with the fortune teller?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Varya’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of The Immortalists using the third-person omniscient point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the novel The Immortalists from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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