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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. Gali tells the members of his ballet company often that their "movements must have" (85) what?
(a) Structure.
(b) Grace.
(c) Luminescence.
(d) Integrity.

2. What reason does Raj provide when he tells Klara that she cannot call her family?
(a) They cannot afford long-distance phone calls.
(b) He says that it will only make Klara sad.
(c) He says that Ruby will find out.
(d) They should not be fraternizing with thieves.

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) Vodka.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rum.

4. With whom does Klara speak on the phone after sneaking into a hotel suite on her opening night?
(a) Varya.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Eddie.

5. Klara performs Raise Rise for the Mirage executives, a trick that the narrator describes as "one of the most difficult tricks Klara knows" (155). What kind of trick is Raise Rise?
(a) A disappearing act.
(b) A card trick.
(c) A daredevil act.
(d) An optical illusion using mirrors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Simon tells Daniel when he calls him for the first time since leaving home?

2. What does Daniel insist to Raj that Klara had tried to do with her magic?

3. Eddie explains that the Costello family's scam begins with the sale of what object to a target?

4. In addition to having long ago decided not to have children, what condition does Mira have that prevents her from having a child?

5. The narrator states that Daniel's resentment of Simon masks the deeper truth that Daniel is angry with himself for not taking what action?

(see the answer key)

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