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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What substance is Klara using a great deal of just prior to her suicide?
(a) Barbiturates.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Alcohol.

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

4. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?
(a) That the fortune teller has been cleared of all charges.
(b) That he has discovered five more suicides connected to the fortune teller.
(c) That he had been in love with Klara prior to her death.
(d) That the fortune teller has escaped from police custody.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the executives at The Mirage offer Klara and Raj a contract, how long do they say the couple has before their first show?

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

3. Eddie explains that the Costello family's scam begins with the sale of what object to a target?

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

5. Once hired at The Mirage, Klara and Raj open for which act?

Short Essay Questions

1. Klara believes that magic is the only element that can reveal how inadequate one other element of life truly is. What is that element?

2. What information does Eddie reveal to Daniel when they meet at the bar 14 years after their earlier meeting there?

3. How is the theme of secrecy depicted in the passage when the narrator reveals that "Klara has kept two things from her siblings" (141)?

4. Why does Daniel refrain from answering Ruby when she asks him why he is not at work over the Thanksgiving holiday?

5. What reasons does Klara give for hating to perform magic in casinos?

6. What is the real reason that Klara refuses the Mirage's entertainment director when he asks her to participate in an act where she will be sawed in half?

7. What is the secret of Klara's success with the men who are auditioning her for a spot opening for Sigfried and Roy?

8. How does Daniel's death occur?

9. What kinds of information does Daniel find out about Ruby and Raj when he researches them online the night of their arrival for the Thanksgiving holiday?

10. How is foreshadowing employed within the passage when Raj tells Klara, "I know they're your family...but if they weren't, you wouldn't like them either" (147)?

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