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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. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?
(a) The joys that will happen in a person's life.
(b) The day a person will die.
(c) The description of a person's future spouse's face.
(d) The number of children a person will have.

2. What feat does Klara tell Simon will be the main event within her magic show?
(a) The Jaws of Life.
(b) A mirror maze.
(c) A disappearing act.
(d) A ventriloquism act.

3. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?
(a) Saul used to call thunder clouds The Immortalists.
(b) Simon uses the term to refer to Klara's recklessness.
(c) The Immortalist is the name of Klara's act.
(d) The Immortalists is the name of Varya's antique shop.

4. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?
(a) Valet.
(b) Cook.
(c) Go-go dancer.
(d) Bouncer.

5. In what year does Simon move out of the Collingswood apartment he shares with Klara?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?

2. What reason does Klara state for not calling the family to notify them of Simon's illness?

3. Where is Klara performing when Simon sees her act for the first time?

4. How many floors are contained in the building where the Gold siblings seek out the fortune teller?

5. How long after Simon's death is AIDS given its official name?

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