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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 is NOT named among Simon's "earliest memories of Ward 86" (87)?
(a) The squeak of meal carts.
(b) The calm voices of the nurses.
(c) Robert's terrified eyes.
(d) The shocked looks on the young patients' faces.

2. What type of business does Saul own?
(a) A textile factory.
(b) A tailor and dressmaking business.
(c) A dry cleaning business.
(d) A convenience store.

3. What book does Klara buy at the magic shop after gleaning more information about the fortune teller?
(a) A book of Wiccan spells.
(b) The Book of Divination.
(c) A book of card trick instructions.
(d) The Torah.

4. From what college does Gertie withdraw when she becomes pregnant with Saul's child at age 20?
(a) New York University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Yale University.

5. How old does Raj say he was when he came from India to the United States?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Simon begin an affair after the two cruise the Castro together?

2. How old is Varya upon the opening of the novel's prologue?

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

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

5. What do Klara and Varya find inside the lacquered box in Gertie's lingerie drawer?

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