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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruby asks Daniel if he has any pictures of whom?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Gertie.
(c) Klara.
(d) Raj.

2. What term does Ruby accidentally use when referring to Daniel that embarrasses everyone in the room?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Stranger.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Doctor.

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

4. When the narrator finally reveals the date foretold to Daniel as the date of his death, what is it?
(a) October 2nd.
(b) July 31st.
(c) September 30th.
(d) November 24th.

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

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

7. What does Daniel reveal to Eddie that he says he has not even told to Mira?
(a) The relationship between the fortune teller's prediction and Klara's death.
(b) The way he had hated Klara when she experienced mood swings.
(c) His decision to name his first daughter Klara.
(d) His feelings of responsibility for Klara's death.

8. What does the fortune teller tell Klara about the charts, calendars, fortune sticks and other paraphernalia in her apartment?
(a) She considers them evil.
(b) They are only for show.
(c) They help her impose order on the world.
(d) She would be lost without them.

9. With whom does Klara speak on the phone after sneaking into a hotel suite on her opening night?
(a) Gertie.
(b) Varya.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Daniel.

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

11. Once hired at The Mirage, Klara and Raj open for which act?
(a) Penn and Teller.
(b) Wayne Newton.
(c) Cher.
(d) Siegfried and Roy.

12. 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 cannot afford long-distance phone calls.
(d) They should not be fraternizing with thieves.

13. When Eddie finally agrees to tell Daniel the name of the fortune teller, her first name is Bruna. What is her last name?
(a) Costello.
(b) Rooney.
(c) Abbott.
(d) Garland.

14. On what floor of the hotel does Klara stop the elevator on opening night?
(a) The 36th floor.
(b) The 45th floor.
(c) The 13th floor.
(d) The 2nd floor.

15. In addition to having long ago decided not to have children, what condition does Mira have that prevents her from having a child?
(a) Collapsed fallopian tubes.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Endometriosis.
(d) Uterine cysts.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what event does Daniel stop praying entirely?

2. How do Raj, Klara, and Ruby get around to all of the different stops on their tour when they first begin touring?

3. Who knocks at the door of Klara's hotel suite when she is waiting for one knock from Simon that will tell her to commit suicide and to join him in the afterlife?

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

5. 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?

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