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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Place of Life, Chapters 30-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 illness.
(b) Klara's lack of reason.
(c) Klara's giddiness.
(d) Klara's eccentricity.

2. When does Klara die, in relation to the fortune teller's prediction of her death date?
(a) Klara dies the day after the fortune teller had predicted.
(b) Klara dies one year to the day after the day the fortune teller had predicted.
(c) Klara dies the day before the fortune teller had predicted.
(d) Klara dies on the day the fortune teller had predicted.

3. Who is the only person who knows that Simon died of AIDS on the date the fortune teller foretold?
(a) Klara.
(b) Simon.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Daniel.

4. Who comes to visit Gertie for two weeks each summer once Gertie moves to the retirement home?
(a) Annie.
(b) Varya.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Luke.

5. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?
(a) In a Walmart parking lot.
(b) Next to a roller skating rink.
(c) Behind a boarded-up Burger King.
(d) In front of a public park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps in and stops the policeman's harassment of Simon outside of the police station?

2. How old is Varya upon the opening of the novel's prologue?

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

4. What action does Luke ask Varya if she can take once she agrees to answer a few of his questions?

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

(see the answer key)

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