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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Proteus, Chapters 15-19 and Part Three: The Inquisition, Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?
(a) Go-go dancer.
(b) Bouncer.
(c) Valet.
(d) Cook.

3. How does Klara acquire the jars of sweet potato baby food that she drops when she thinks she sees Eddie?
(a) She pays for them using her last two dollars.
(b) She gets them from the food bank.
(c) She steals them from the grocery store.
(d) She asks a stranger to buy them for her.

4. What date does the narrator finally reveal as the one foretold to Simon by the fortune teller?
(a) February 19th.
(b) December 20th.
(c) March 5th.
(d) June 21st.

5. How long after Simon's death is AIDS given its official name?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who knows that Simon died of AIDS on the date the fortune teller foretold?

2. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?

3. What does the fortune teller tell Klara about the charts, calendars, fortune sticks and other paraphernalia in her apartment?

4. How do Raj, Klara, and Ruby get around to all of the different stops on their tour when they first begin touring?

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

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