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

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

2. What is the newest hotel on the Las Vegas strip when Klara, Raj, and Ruby arrive to pursue a residency?
(a) The Cosmopolitan.
(b) The Tropicana.
(c) The MGM Grand.
(d) The Mirage.

3. What is the significance of Klara's choice of rope when she enacts her suicide?
(a) It is part of a set of reins belonging to her favorite horse.
(b) It is the frayed piece of rope her brother Simon had always used as a belt.
(c) It is the first rope she ever used for her Jaws of Life act.
(d) It is the length of rope her father Saul always used to tether his boat to the dock.

4. Daniel discovers through online research that Ruby is considered "the youngest" (216) what in Las Vegas?
(a) Millionaire.
(b) Magician.
(c) Illusionist.
(d) Acrobat.

5. 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) Fertility.
(b) Beginnings.
(c) Transitions.
(d) Time.

6. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?
(a) My daddy.
(b) Mama now.
(c) I cry.
(d) Come me.

7. How do Raj, Klara, and Ruby get around to all of the different stops on their tour when they first begin touring?
(a) Their manager drives them in a tour bus.
(b) They drive Raj's Ford pickup truck.
(c) They take trains.
(d) They buy a motorhome.

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) Deception.
(c) Encouragement.
(d) Altruism.

9. When Eddie tells Daniel that Klara had never forgiven him for a particular action, what action does he cite?
(a) Being aggressive with Simon when Simon was a teenage runaway.
(b) Leaving her at the altar.
(c) Running out on his family.
(d) Loving her.

10. The narrator states that Daniel's resentment of Simon masks the deeper truth that Daniel is angry with himself for not taking what action?
(a) For not helping Klara when she needed him.
(b) For not truly knowing Simon before his death.
(c) For not going to see Simon when he was dying of AIDS.
(d) For not pursuing his own goals after Saul's death.

11. In what year does Eddie first starting going to see Klara perform her magic act?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1983.

12. How many hours early do Raj and Ruby appear for Thanksgiving dinner at Daniel's house?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

13. Klara tells the Mirage executives that it takes what element to reveal how inadequate reality is?
(a) Faith.
(b) Courage.
(c) Magic.
(d) Trust.

14. Once on the road, Klara begins to look back with what emotion at her small shows in San Francisco?
(a) Revulsion.
(b) Tenderness.
(c) Awe.
(d) Nostalgia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie NOT list among the work done by the Romani men?

2. When the narrator finally reveals the date foretold to Daniel as the date of his death, what is it?

3. How many month's after Klara's death is her death ruled a suicide?

4. What term does Ruby accidentally use when referring to Daniel that embarrasses everyone in the room?

5. When does Klara die, in relation to the fortune teller's prediction of her death date?

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