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

2. Daniel becomes unnerved by the war reenactors in part because their determination to live in the past reminds him of whom?

3. Once on the road, Klara begins to look back with what emotion at her small shows in San Francisco?

4. How many hours early do Raj and Ruby appear for Thanksgiving dinner at Daniel's house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is Daniel startled when Ruby asks if he has any pictures of Klara?

2. What action does Daniel decide to take because he sees it as his only way to make an impact on future events?

3. What detail does Daniel choose to tell Ruby when she asks him to tell her one interesting thing about her grandfather Saul?

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

5. Why does Klara initially take the elevator to the 45th floor of the Mirage after dropping Ruby off at day care on opening night?

6. What mysterious feat does Klara perform at the audition without knowing how she has done it?

7. How does Daniel's death occur?

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

9. What is the only method Daniel finds that will allow him to contemplate the deaths of his siblings?

10. Just before Raj convinces Klara to pursue a residency in Las Vegas for her magic act, what is meant by the narrator's statement that "Klara has always known she's meant to be a bridge" (146)?

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

How is the topic of revolution treated within the novel and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted eras?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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