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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 does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?
(a) She tells him that he needs to take care of Klara.
(b) She tells him that she will never forgive him for leaving her.
(c) She tells him not to return home to New York City.
(d) She tells him that she loves him.

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

3. What years are covered in Part One, Chapter One, when Simon's story is focused upon?
(a) 1969-1979.
(b) 1975-1977.
(c) 1980-1986.
(d) 1978-1982.

4. What excuse does Simon use when Gertie catches him leaving the apartment on the morning of the day he moves to San Francisco?
(a) He says that he is going to buy Klara a birthday card.
(b) He says that he is going to get a sandwich.
(c) He says that he has to feed the parking meter.
(d) He says that he is going to meet his boyfriend.

5. In what type of venue does Klara NOT perform her act during her early days as a magician?
(a) Caesar's Palace.
(b) Concert halls.
(c) Dinner theaters.
(d) A circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?

2. When the Gold children reach the fortune teller's door, Varya is surprised because she had thought that magic would be what?

3. What words does Klara whisper to her audience at the conclusion of every show?

4. Who is the youngest sibling in the Gold family?

5. What date does the narrator finally reveal as the one foretold to Simon by the fortune teller?

(see the answer key)

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