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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Raj use when talking about magic that "needles" (235) Daniel?
(a) Dope.
(b) Trick.
(c) Patsy.
(d) Joke.

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

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

4. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?
(a) In front of a public park.
(b) In a Walmart parking lot.
(c) Behind a boarded-up Burger King.
(d) Next to a roller skating rink.

5. Daniel tells Eddie to stop talking after the revelation of what detail about Klara's death?
(a) Eddie says that he wishes he had died instead of Klara.
(b) Eddie says that Raj had knelt at Klara's side after entering the room.
(c) Eddie says he had tried to breathe into Klara's mouth.
(d) Eddie says that Daniel could have done so much to help Klara.

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

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

8. How far away from the Las Vegas Strip is the RV park called King's Row?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

9. 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) Rooney.
(c) Costello.
(d) Abbott.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is Mira's major in college when she and Daniel first meet?
(a) Library Science.
(b) Art history.
(c) Biology.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the only person who knows that Simon died of AIDS on the date the fortune teller foretold?

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

4. How do Raj, Klara, and Ruby get around to all of the different stops on their tour when they first begin touring?

5. 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?

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