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. Who is the youngest sibling in the Gold family?
(a) Simon.
(b) Klara.
(c) Varya.
(d) Daniel.

2. What is the significance of Klara's choice of rope when she enacts her suicide?
(a) It is the first rope she ever used for her Jaws of Life act.
(b) It is part of a set of reins belonging to her favorite horse.
(c) It is the length of rope her father Saul always used to tether his boat to the dock.
(d) It is the frayed piece of rope her brother Simon had always used as a belt.

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?
(a) She is afraid of the trick.
(b) The trick is too gory for her taste.
(c) She considers the trick outdated.
(d) The trick is too challenging for her.

4. How old is Varya upon the opening of the novel's prologue?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. What does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?
(a) She tells him not to return home to New York City.
(b) She tells him that she loves him.
(c) She tells him that she will never forgive him for leaving her.
(d) She tells him that he needs to take care of Klara.