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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. When the Gold children reach the fortune teller's door, Varya is surprised because she had thought that magic would be what?
(a) Luminescent.
(b) Detectable.
(c) Magnetic.
(d) Tangible.

2. Simon remembers that he had drawn which same-suit cards from the deck during his encounter with the fortune teller?
(a) Four hearts.
(b) Four clubs.
(c) Four spades.
(d) Four diamonds.

3. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?
(a) Hester Street.
(b) Delancey Street.
(c) Forsyth Street.
(d) Clinton Street.

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 waiter.
(c) He is an auto mechanic.
(d) He is a marine biologist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Gold siblings bring to the fortune teller as payment for her services?

2. Gali tells the members of his ballet company often that their "movements must have" (85) what?

3. In contrast to her brothers' bar mitzvahs, Klara's bat mitzvah takes place not individually but in a group of how many girls?

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

5. For how long has Klara been performing her magic act when she runs into Raj again?

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