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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. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?
(a) That the fortune teller has escaped from police custody.
(b) That he had been in love with Klara prior to her death.
(c) That he has discovered five more suicides connected to the fortune teller.
(d) That the fortune teller has been cleared of all charges.

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

3. What does Daniel insist to Raj that Klara had tried to do with her magic?
(a) To distract people from their problems.
(b) To reveal some greater truth.
(c) To make people laugh.
(d) To make money doing something she loved.

4. What reason does Klara state for not calling the family to notify them of Simon's illness?
(a) She had not known the depth of Simon's illness.
(b) It was not her right.
(c) She did not want to worry Gertie.
(d) Simon had begged her not to.

5. Ruby becomes upset when Daniel tells her that her mother "didn't want to be a real" (232) what?
(a) Magician.
(b) Person.
(c) Mother.
(d) Woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition does Gertie refuse to partake in at Saul's funeral?

2. When Eddie asks to meet with Daniel fifteen years after Klara's death, what does Daniel assume is the reason?

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

4. What excuse does Simon use when Gertie catches him leaving the apartment on the morning of the day he moves to San Francisco?

5. What does Daniel do for the first time after Gertie refuses to bury Klara in the family plot?

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