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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. On the morning of Raj and Ruby's departure from Daniel's house, what information does Eddie call Daniel to tell him?

2. When Daniel tells Eddie that Klara had been "different" (209), what is NOT one characteristic he mentions as evidence of Klara's eccentricity?

3. Daniel discovers through online research that Ruby is considered "the youngest" (216) what in Las Vegas?

4. What does Eddie NOT list among the work done by the Romani men?

5. Ruby becomes upset when Daniel tells her that her mother "didn't want to be a real" (232) what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

8. How are sensory details used by the author to depict the scene when Daniel awakes first on the morning of Thanksgiving?

9. What are the main two emotions Daniel has when thinking about Simon and which emotion does he prefer?

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

What is the novel's message concerning the link between fate and free will?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Immortalists.

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's message regarding motherhood and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

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