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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 is the address of the Gold family's apartment?
(a) 64 Broadway.
(b) 72 Clinton.
(c) 33 Knickerbocker.
(d) 48 Forsyth.

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

3. How many floors are contained in the building where the Gold siblings seek out the fortune teller?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

4. What do the Gold siblings bring to the fortune teller as payment for her services?
(a) Money.
(b) A dead rat.
(c) A sand dollar.
(d) Their mother's set of tarot cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Klara performing when Simon sees her act for the first time?

3. Who is the oldest sibling in the Gold family?

4. How long after Simon's death is AIDS given its official name?

5. What reason does Klara state for not calling the family to notify them of Simon's illness?

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