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

2. Klara does not believe in the Jewish heaven because she considers it to be too what?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Sterile.
(d) Hopeless.

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

4. What does Raj do for a living when Klara runs into him again after ten years?
(a) He is a heart surgeon.
(b) He is a marine biologist.
(c) He is an auto mechanic.
(d) He is a waiter.

5. What is NOT listed among the American events the Gold children are excluded from due to their youth?
(a) Joining the Stonewall riots.
(b) Watching Midnight Cowboy.
(c) Attending Woodstock.
(d) Reading Helter Skelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Simon is promoted from understudy to another position within the ballet company, what position does he achieve?

2. Simon remembers that he had drawn which same-suit cards from the deck during his encounter with the fortune teller?

3. In what year does the novel's prologue begin?

4. What does the marquee say at the hotel on the night of Klara's suicide?

5. What excuse does Simon use when Gertie catches him leaving the apartment on the morning of the day he moves to San Francisco?

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