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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: You'd Dance, Kid, Chapters 7-9 and Part Two: Proteus, Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Gertie take after dropping out of college?
(a) Cook at a restaurant.
(b) Typist at a medical office.
(c) Receptionist at a law firm.
(d) Teller at a bank.

2. What item does Klara place upon each table on the night of her performance at the Cabaret theater called the Committee?
(a) A glass of water.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A business card.
(d) A rope.

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

4. What requirement does Klara have for the nightclubs at which she will perform?
(a) They must have dressing rooms.
(b) They must have high ceilings.
(c) They must not allow smoking.
(d) They must be dimly lit.

5. What is the one thing Simon tells Daniel when he calls him for the first time since leaving home?
(a) The date foretold to him as the date of his death.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He misses Daniel.
(d) He loves Gertie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Klara's reply when Raj asks her the secret of her Jaws of Life performance?

4. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?

5. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?

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