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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. What does Klara tell the Mirage executives is "not enough to explain what we don't understand" (157)?
(a) Reality.
(b) Society.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Religion

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

3. What type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Vodka.

4. What book does Klara buy at the magic shop after gleaning more information about the fortune teller?
(a) A book of card trick instructions.
(b) A book of Wiccan spells.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Book of Divination.

5. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?
(a) Brian.
(b) Marty.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Eddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items does Varya keep taped to the wall next to her bed?

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

3. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?

4. What feat does Klara tell Simon will be the main event within her magic show?

5. When Klara researches her grandmother Klara Kline, what is NOT one of the things she finds out?

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