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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys a drink for Daniel when he stumbles into a bar on Geary Street the afternoon of Klara's memorial service?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Varya.
(c) The bartender.
(d) Mira.

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

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

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

5. When the executives at The Mirage offer Klara and Raj a contract, how long do they say the couple has before their first show?
(a) Six months.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four months.

6. When Daniel concedes that the fortune teller had indeed been correct about Klara's date of death, he adds that the phenomenon had only happened due to what reason?
(a) Due to a lack of prayer.
(b) Due to coincidence.
(c) Due to Gertie's constant anxiety.
(d) Due to Klara's belief in its truth.

7. Eddie explains that the Costello family's scam begins with the sale of what object to a target?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A knife.
(c) A candle.
(d) An apple.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. Klara performs Raise Rise for the Mirage executives, a trick that the narrator describes as "one of the most difficult tricks Klara knows" (155). What kind of trick is Raise Rise?
(a) An optical illusion using mirrors.
(b) A card trick.
(c) A daredevil act.
(d) A disappearing act.

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

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

15. What does the marquee say at the hotel on the night of Klara's suicide?
(a) The Immortalist.
(b) The Immortalists, with Ruby Gold.
(c) The Immortaists, with Raj Chapal.
(d) The Immortalists, with Ruby Chapal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Daniel feel when he sees the album of family photos in Ruby's hands?

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

3. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?

4. What answer does Ilya NOT provide when Klara wonders why there are so few female magicians?

5. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?

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