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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Klara tell the Mirage executives is "not enough to explain what we don't understand" (157)?
(a) Reality.
(b) Society.
(c) Religion
(d) Mythology.

2. What type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?
(a) Gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Tequila.

3. What answer does Ilya NOT provide when Klara wonders why there are so few female magicians?
(a) The Salem Witch Trials.
(b) The Inquisition.
(c) The Reformation.
(d) The Suffrage Movement.

4. After what event does Daniel stop praying entirely?
(a) Simon's death.
(b) Saul's death.
(c) Varya's wedding.
(d) Klara's death.

5. What does Eddie NOT list among the work done by the Romani men?
(a) Selling used cars.
(b) Laying pavement.
(c) Telling fortunes.
(d) Doing auto body work.

6. When Klara refuses the Mirage's entertainment director's suggestion that she let Raj saw her in half, her real reason has to do with feminist ideals rather than what other reason said to be believed by the entertainment director?
(a) She considers the trick outdated.
(b) The trick is too gory for her taste.
(c) She is afraid of the trick.
(d) The trick is too challenging for her.

7. What is Mira's major in college when she and Daniel first meet?
(a) Library Science.
(b) Art history.
(c) Biology.
(d) Education.

8. At the height of their argument, Raj tells Daniel that Klara may have killed herself, but she had still exhibited more of what quality than Daniel does?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Deception.
(d) Altruism.

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

10. For what physical reason does Ilya tell Klara that she must get as good at magic as men are and then get even better?
(a) She has a high voice.
(b) She sees the emotions behind the illusions.
(c) Her hands are small.
(d) She is short.

11. Where does Raj plan to send Klara's body for burial before Gertie forbids it?
(a) To Newport.
(b) To Staten Island.
(c) To Queens.
(d) To the Dominican Republic.

12. How does Klara acquire the jars of sweet potato baby food that she drops when she thinks she sees Eddie?
(a) She pays for them using her last two dollars.
(b) She asks a stranger to buy them for her.
(c) She gets them from the food bank.
(d) She steals them from the grocery store.

13. What does Daniel do for the first time after Gertie refuses to bury Klara in the family plot?
(a) Screams at Gertie in a rage.
(b) Feels hatred for Gertie.
(c) Hits Gertie.
(d) Blames Gertie for Klara's death.

14. What is the family celebrating when Klara calls on her opening night?
(a) Varya's engagement to Raj.
(b) Daniel's engagement to Mira.
(c) Simon's birthday.
(d) Gertie's birthday.

15. When Klara sees the statue of Janus's head, it reminds her of the fortune teller. What is NOT an element over which the deity of Janus is said to preside?
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Transitions.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Including Klara, how many people does Eddie say have both committed suicide and had received a reading from the fortune teller?

2. How many members of the Costello family does Eddie say are running a fortune-telling fraud ring?

3. When Mira tells Daniel that people need God for the the same reason they need art, what is the reason she states?

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

5. What is the name of the Costello family's own church?

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