1. The narrator states that the timing of Klara's Jaws of Life trick must be "perfect or" (104) it will be what?
(a) Disastrous.
(b) Chilling.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Deadly.

2. What is the stated job of Luke, the man who comes to observe and interview Varya at the laboratory?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Private investigator.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Animal rights activist.

3. Which of Varya's family members does she worry will die if she does not blow out all of her fourteenth birthday cake candles?
(a) Klara.
(b) Herself.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Simon.

4. What San Francisco district does Simon describe as feeling "like a fallout shelter" (79) amidst the unrest elsewhere in the world?
(a) The Tenderloin.
(b) The Castro.
(c) The Waterfront.
(d) The Financial District.

5. In what type of venue does Klara NOT perform her act during her early days as a magician?
(a) A circus.
(b) Dinner theaters.
(c) Concert halls.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Varya tells Luke that she will not talk to him further, he threatens to take what action if she does not answer at least one set of his questions?

2. Ruby asks Daniel if he has any pictures of whom?

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

4. What does Varya reveal to Luke as the key to maintaining her strength throughout her pregnancy with him?

5. Once hired at The Mirage, Klara and Raj open for which act?

(see the answer key)

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