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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 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 business card.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A rope.

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

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

4. What is NOT listed among the American events the Gold children are excluded from due to their youth?
(a) Watching Midnight Cowboy.
(b) Reading Helter Skelter.
(c) Joining the Stonewall riots.
(d) Attending Woodstock.

5. At what location do Raj and Klara scavenge for wood to build Klara's magician's cabinet?
(a) The bookstore called A Clean and Well-lit Place.
(b) Fisherman's Wharf.
(c) In the Haight district.
(d) Ghiradelli Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?

2. What name does Ruby's mother call her?

3. What is NOT named among Simon's "earliest memories of Ward 86" (87)?

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

5. What type of business does Saul own?

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