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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daniel becomes unnerved by the war reenactors in part because their determination to live in the past reminds him of whom?
(a) Klara.
(b) Saul.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Simon.

2. 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 buy a motorhome.
(c) They take trains.
(d) They drive Raj's Ford pickup truck.

3. When Klara becomes convinced that the knocks she hears are emanating from Simon's spirit, what emotion does she think he is feeling?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Anger.
(c) Peace.
(d) Affection.

4. 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 are visually stimulating.
(b) Because they provide comfort.
(c) Because they demonstrate what is possible.
(d) Because they bring communities together.

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

6. How does Klara acquire the jars of sweet potato baby food that she drops when she thinks she sees Eddie?
(a) She asks a stranger to buy them for her.
(b) She gets them from the food bank.
(c) She steals them from the grocery store.
(d) She pays for them using her last two dollars.

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

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

9. What reason does Raj provide when he tells Klara that she cannot call her family?
(a) He says that Ruby will find out.
(b) They cannot afford long-distance phone calls.
(c) He says that it will only make Klara sad.
(d) They should not be fraternizing with thieves.

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

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

12. 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.

13. How many members of the Costello family does Eddie say are running a fortune-telling fraud ring?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

15. What fact about Saul does Daniel share with Ruby when she asks for something cool about Saul?
(a) His collection of model trains.
(b) His affinity for animals.
(c) His obsession with pickles.
(d) His love of pasta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who buys a drink for Daniel when he stumbles into a bar on Geary Street the afternoon of Klara's memorial service?

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

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the Costello family's own church?

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