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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. To whom does adult Daniel bear a resemblance, according to Klara?
(a) Their grandfather Otto.
(b) His brother Simon.
(c) Their father Saul.
(d) Their sister Varya.

2. What does Daniel say he is doing when Simon asks?
(a) He is in medical school.
(b) He is in culinary school.
(c) He is managing Saul's dressmaking business.
(d) He is staying at home to care for his children.

3. What job does Gertie take after dropping out of college?
(a) Typist at a medical office.
(b) Receptionist at a law firm.
(c) Cook at a restaurant.
(d) Teller at a bank.

4. What is the one thing Simon tells Daniel when he calls him for the first time since leaving home?
(a) He misses Daniel.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He loves Gertie.
(d) The date foretold to him as the date of his death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What years are covered in Part One, Chapter One, when Simon's story is focused upon?

4. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?

5. What item does Klara place upon each table on the night of her performance at the Cabaret theater called the Committee?

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