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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. Simon recalls that the fortune teller had never asked for what item?
(a) Money.
(b) His palm.
(c) His name.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. The Hindu family in the Gold family's building calls the fortune teller a "rishika" (5), which means a what?
(a) A seer.
(b) A spirit.
(c) An imp.
(d) A savant.

3. What is Klara's reply when Raj asks her the secret of her Jaws of Life performance?
(a) Just hold on.
(b) Count to ten before letting go.
(c) Pray.
(d) Give the rope a tweak at the last minute.

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(b) She considers the trick outdated.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

5. In order to avoid losing the job at The Mirage, what unwanted action does Klara accept?
(a) She allows the technician to design her lighting.
(b) She allows Raj to saw her in half during the show.
(c) She allows the costumers to create a skimpy costume for her.
(d) She allows the entertainment director to call her pet names.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the oldest sibling in the Gold family?

2. When Klara becomes convinced that the knocks she hears are emanating from Simon's spirit, what emotion does she think he is feeling?

3. In what month do the Gold siblings visit the fortune teller?

4. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?

5. What San Francisco district does Simon describe as feeling "like a fallout shelter" (79) amidst the unrest elsewhere in the world?

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