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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Inquisition, Chapters 22-27 and Part Four: Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away from the Las Vegas Strip is the RV park called King's Row?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

2. What substance is Klara using a great deal of just prior to her suicide?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Pain medication.
(d) Barbiturates.

3. How many members of the Costello family does Eddie say are running a fortune-telling fraud ring?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

4. Gali tells the members of his ballet company often that their "movements must have" (85) what?
(a) Structure.
(b) Luminescence.
(c) Grace.
(d) Integrity.

5. What is NOT a piece of advice Klara sternly gives herself as she waits in the wings for her audition at The Mirage to begin?
(a) Shake out your hands.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Smile.
(d) Imagine the audience in their underwear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to having long ago decided not to have children, what condition does Mira have that prevents her from having a child?

2. What is Klara's reply when Raj asks her the secret of her Jaws of Life performance?

3. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?

4. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?

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

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