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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruby becomes upset when Daniel tells her that her mother "didn't want to be a real" (232) what?
(a) Woman.
(b) Mother.
(c) Magician.
(d) Person.

2. 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?
(a) Varya.
(b) Gertie.
(c) Eddie.
(d) The housekeeper.

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

4. When Daniel tells Eddie that Klara had been "different" (209), what is NOT one characteristic he mentions as evidence of Klara's eccentricity?
(a) Solemnity.
(b) Instability.
(c) Susceptibility.
(d) Vulnerability.

5. What is NOT a piece of advice Klara sternly gives herself as she waits in the wings for her audition at The Mirage to begin?
(a) Shake out your hands.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Imagine the audience in their underwear.
(d) Smile.

6. How many month's after Klara's death is her death ruled a suicide?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Three.

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

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

9. When Eddie asks to meet with Daniel fifteen years after Klara's death, what does Daniel assume is the reason?
(a) There has been a break in Klara's case.
(b) Eddie is going to inquire about a job.
(c) Eddie wants to talk about Ruby.
(d) Eddie wants to apologize for his candor the night of Klara's memorial service.

10. 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) Deception.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Encouragement.
(d) Altruism.

11. In order to avoid losing the job at The Mirage, what unwanted action does Klara accept?
(a) She allows Raj to saw her in half during the show.
(b) She allows the technician to design her lighting.
(c) She allows the entertainment director to call her pet names.
(d) She allows the costumers to create a skimpy costume for her.

12. Just before Klara is hired by the Mirage executives, what object mysteriously appears in her hand to replace the rubber ball she had been holding?
(a) A coin.
(b) An apple.
(c) A strawberry.
(d) A key.

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) Abbott.
(b) Costello.
(c) Garland.
(d) Rooney.

14. What emotion does Daniel feel when he sees the album of family photos in Ruby's hands?
(a) Hope.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Despair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Raj provide when he tells Klara that she cannot call her family?

2. How many hours early do Raj and Ruby appear for Thanksgiving dinner at Daniel's house?

3. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?

4. 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?

5. What type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?

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