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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 type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

2. When Mira tells Daniel that people need God for the the same reason they need art, what is the reason she states?
(a) Because they provide comfort.
(b) Because they demonstrate what is possible.
(c) Because they are visually stimulating.
(d) Because they bring communities together.

3. In what type of venue does Klara NOT perform her act during her early days as a magician?
(a) Dinner theaters.
(b) A circus.
(c) Concert halls.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

4. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?
(a) Sid.
(b) Lev.
(c) Carl.
(d) Benjamin.

5. When Klara researches her grandmother Klara Kline, what is NOT one of the things she finds out?
(a) She was Jewish.
(b) She got her start in vaudeville.
(c) She never married.
(d) She was a daredevil for a living.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the address of the Gold family's apartment?

3. What does Klara do with the lacquered box once Gertie appears furious at its absence?

4. With whom does Klara speak on the phone after sneaking into a hotel suite on her opening night?

5. What two items does Varya keep taped to the wall next to her bed?

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