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

2. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?
(a) The day a person will die.
(b) The description of a person's future spouse's face.
(c) The number of children a person will have.
(d) The joys that will happen in a person's life.

3. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Sid.
(c) Lev.
(d) Carl.

4. What item does Klara place upon each table on the night of her performance at the Cabaret theater called the Committee?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A rope.
(c) A business card.
(d) A glass of water.

5. For how long has Klara been performing her magic act when she runs into Raj again?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the homemade flier Simon and his friends see taped to a window?

2. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?

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

4. To whom does adult Daniel bear a resemblance, according to Klara?

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

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