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

2. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?
(a) Bouncer.
(b) Valet.
(c) Cook.
(d) Go-go dancer.

3. Who is the youngest sibling in the Gold family?
(a) Varya.
(b) Klara.
(c) Simon.
(d) Daniel.

4. What tradition does Gertie refuse to partake in at Saul's funeral?
(a) She refuses to slit her clothes above her heart.
(b) She refuses to kiss Saul one more time.
(c) She refuses to greet the pallbearers.
(d) She refuses to give the eulogy.

5. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?
(a) He recommends that Simon get his driver's license.
(b) He recommends that Simon grow a beard.
(c) He recommends that Simon take cooking lessons.
(d) He recommends that Simon take ballet lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?

2. Whose shift does Simon cover when he "wakes up with a red dot on the white of his left eye"? (86)

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

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

5. From what college does Gertie withdraw when she becomes pregnant with Saul's child at age 20?

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