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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Encouragement.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Altruism.

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

4. How many Mirage executives attend Klara's audition?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fifteen.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Including Klara, how many people does Eddie say have both committed suicide and had received a reading from the fortune teller?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

11. When Mira tells Daniel that people need God for the the same reason they need art, what is the reason she states?
(a) Because they demonstrate what is possible.
(b) Because they are visually stimulating.
(c) Because they provide comfort.
(d) Because they bring communities together.

12. What is the name of the Costello family's own church?
(a) The Hare Krishnas.
(b) The Church of the Free Spirit.
(c) The Chosen.
(d) The Children of God.

13. When it begins to snow on the brief hike through Mohonk Preserve, Daniel expects Ruby to complain, but instead she does what?
(a) She makes a snow angel.
(b) She sings.
(c) She eats the falling snowflakes.
(d) She claps.

14. 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) She is short.
(d) Her hands are small.

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) Rum.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Eddie says that when the FBI had finished their investigation of the Costello family, they had found the family to be worth how much money?

3. What does the fortune teller tell Klara about the charts, calendars, fortune sticks and other paraphernalia in her apartment?

4. When Daniel tells Eddie that Klara had been "different" (209), what is NOT one characteristic he mentions as evidence of Klara's eccentricity?

5. Where does Raj plan to send Klara's body for burial before Gertie forbids it?

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