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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Inquisition, Chapters 22-27 and Part Four: Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one way in which Simon describes his father Saul?
(a) A man who skirts conflict.
(b) Decorous.
(c) Timid.
(d) Courageous.

2. At the height of their argument, Raj tells Daniel that Klara may have killed herself, but she had still exhibited more of what quality than Daniel does?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Deception.
(d) Altruism.

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

4. Daniel does not want Mira to equate him with his sister Klara. What is NOT one element he names as a trait of Klara's that he does not want associated with himself?
(a) Klara's giddiness.
(b) Klara's lack of reason.
(c) Klara's eccentricity.
(d) Klara's illness.

5. What term does Ruby accidentally use when referring to Daniel that embarrasses everyone in the room?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to her brothers' bar mitzvahs, Klara's bat mitzvah takes place not individually but in a group of how many girls?

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

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

4. What is Mira's major in college when she and Daniel first meet?

5. The Hindu family in the Gold family's building calls the fortune teller a "rishika" (5), which means a what?

(see the answer key)

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