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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the youngest sibling in the Gold family?
(a) Klara.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Varya.
(d) Simon.
2. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?
(a) Sid.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Carl.
(d) Lev.
3. What two items does Varya keep taped to the wall next to her bed?
(a) Family photographs and family trees.
(b) Maps and music posters.
(c) Concert tickets and playbills.
(d) Calendars and maps.
4. How long after Simon's death is AIDS given its official name?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three months.
5. How many floors are contained in the building where the Gold siblings seek out the fortune teller?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.
6. What is the one thing Simon tells Daniel when he calls him for the first time since leaving home?
(a) He loves Gertie.
(b) The date foretold to him as the date of his death.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He misses Daniel.
7. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?
(a) Delancey Street.
(b) Forsyth Street.
(c) Hester Street.
(d) Clinton Street.
8. In what year does Simon move out of the Collingswood apartment he shares with Klara?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1980.
9. What requirement does Klara have for the nightclubs at which she will perform?
(a) They must be dimly lit.
(b) They must have dressing rooms.
(c) They must have high ceilings.
(d) They must not allow smoking.
10. What tradition does Gertie refuse to partake in at Saul's funeral?
(a) She refuses to kiss Saul one more time.
(b) She refuses to slit her clothes above her heart.
(c) She refuses to give the eulogy.
(d) She refuses to greet the pallbearers.
11. Whose shift does Simon cover when he "wakes up with a red dot on the white of his left eye"? (86)
(a) Richie.
(b) Robert.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Daniel.
12. What is the address of the Gold family's apartment?
(a) 33 Knickerbocker.
(b) 48 Forsyth.
(c) 64 Broadway.
(d) 72 Clinton.
13. For how long has Klara been performing her magic act when she runs into Raj again?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Three years.
14. At what location do Raj and Klara scavenge for wood to build Klara's magician's cabinet?
(a) Fisherman's Wharf.
(b) The bookstore called A Clean and Well-lit Place.
(c) Ghiradelli Square.
(d) In the Haight district.
15. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?
(a) He recommends that Simon grow a beard.
(b) He recommends that Simon take cooking lessons.
(c) He recommends that Simon get his driver's license.
(d) He recommends that Simon take ballet lessons.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?
2. Simon recalls that the fortune teller had never asked for what item?
3. The title of the novel refers to what aspect of its plot?
4. What is NOT listed among the American events the Gold children are excluded from due to their youth?
5. What date does the narrator finally reveal as the one foretold to Simon by the fortune teller?
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