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

2. What does Daniel say he is doing when Simon asks?
(a) He is in culinary school.
(b) He is staying at home to care for his children.
(c) He is managing Saul's dressmaking business.
(d) He is in medical school.

3. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?
(a) Brian.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Marty.
(d) Eddie.

4. How long after Simon's death is AIDS given its official name?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six months.

5. What date does the narrator finally reveal as the one foretold to Simon by the fortune teller?
(a) June 21st.
(b) March 5th.
(c) December 20th.
(d) February 19th.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hindu family in the Gold family's building calls the fortune teller a "rishika" (5), which means a what?

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

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

4. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?

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

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