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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?

2. Who is the youngest sibling in the Gold family?

3. What is Klara's reply when Raj asks her the secret of her Jaws of Life performance?

4. How old is Daniel when his father Saul dies of heart failure?

5. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of guilt depicted within Gertie's feelings about her son after his death?

2. How does the novel's setting within the prologue affect the events of the narrative?

3. What aspects of Robert's character are depicted as those that make him "stand out" (59) to Simon?

4. Describe the significance of Simon's dream about salmon and how it relates to his mindset at the time of his dream.

5. How is an allusion to the story of Icarus used within the author's depiction of Simon's progression toward the date of his foretold death?

6. The narrator takes pains to explain that Klara does not share her magic with people in order to deceive them. What is her true reason?

7. How does Robert's story about his friend Dante demonstrate the themes of violence and hate?

8. How did the Gold children's maternal grandmother die and why are the children adults before they find out this information?

9. Compare Varya's ideas about fortune telling with Ruby Singh's.

10. How is repetition employed within the opening passage of Part Two:Proteus and to what effect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the novel The Immortalists from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's focus on the theme of transformation. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel The Immortalists.

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