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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. How far away from the Las Vegas Strip is the RV park called King's Row?
2. Who knocks at the door of Klara's hotel suite when she is waiting for one knock from Simon that will tell her to commit suicide and to join him in the afterlife?
3. What type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?
4. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?
5. What is the family celebrating when Klara calls on her opening night?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What problem does Klara develop after SImon's death?
3. What information does Eddie reveal to Daniel when they meet at the bar 14 years after their earlier meeting there?
4. What action does Daniel decide to take because he sees it as his only way to make an impact on future events?
5. For what reason is Daniel startled when Ruby asks if he has any pictures of Klara?
6. How is the theme of secrecy depicted in the passage when the narrator reveals that "Klara has kept two things from her siblings" (141)?
7. Why does Daniel refrain from answering Ruby when she asks him why he is not at work over the Thanksgiving holiday?
8. What is Raj's reaction to Klara's comments about the final trick in her magic audition and what does it reveal about his character?
9. 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)?
10. What changes does Daniel hear in Simon's voice when Simon calls to tell Daniel that he is sick?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novel and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
What is the author's message regarding motherhood and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Klara's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Klara and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays her in these particular ways.
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