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

2. How far away from the Las Vegas Strip is the RV park called King's Row?

3. What is NOT a piece of advice Klara sternly gives herself as she waits in the wings for her audition at The Mirage to begin?

4. What does Daniel reveal to Eddie that he says he has not even told to Mira?

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

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

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

4. 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)?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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)?

9. What changes does Daniel hear in Simon's voice when Simon calls to tell Daniel that he is sick?

10. 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?

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

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

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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