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

2. The Hindu family in the Gold family's building calls the fortune teller a "rishika" (5), which means a what?
(a) A spirit.
(b) A seer.
(c) A savant.
(d) An imp.

3. In what year does Simon move out of the Collingswood apartment he shares with Klara?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1974.

4. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?
(a) Saul used to call thunder clouds The Immortalists.
(b) The Immortalist is the name of Klara's act.
(c) The Immortalists is the name of Varya's antique shop.
(d) Simon uses the term to refer to Klara's recklessness.

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

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. Before Gertie met Saul, it is said by the narrator that she had wanted to be a what?

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

4. What is the address of the Gold family's apartment?

5. What is Klara's reply when Raj asks her the secret of her Jaws of Life performance?

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