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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Klara speak on the phone after sneaking into a hotel suite on her opening night?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Varya.

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

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

5. After what event does Daniel stop praying entirely?
(a) Varya's wedding.
(b) Simon's death.
(c) Saul's death.
(d) Klara's death.

6. Daniel discovers through online research that Ruby is considered "the youngest" (216) what in Las Vegas?
(a) Millionaire.
(b) Acrobat.
(c) Illusionist.
(d) Magician.

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

8. What does Eddie NOT list among the work done by the Romani men?
(a) Selling used cars.
(b) Telling fortunes.
(c) Doing auto body work.
(d) Laying pavement.

9. Where does Raj plan to send Klara's body for burial before Gertie forbids it?
(a) To the Dominican Republic.
(b) To Staten Island.
(c) To Newport.
(d) To Queens.

10. 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) Susceptibility.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) Instability.

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

12. What does Daniel do for the first time after Gertie refuses to bury Klara in the family plot?
(a) Screams at Gertie in a rage.
(b) Blames Gertie for Klara's death.
(c) Feels hatred for Gertie.
(d) Hits Gertie.

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

14. 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) Altruism.
(c) Deception.
(d) Bravery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Ruby accidentally use when referring to Daniel that embarrasses everyone in the room?

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

4. When Klara becomes convinced that the knocks she hears are emanating from Simon's spirit, what emotion does she think he is feeling?

5. 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?

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