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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. What type of alcohol does Klara prefer for its "clarity and smarting punch" (141) once she returns to drinking after Ruby's birth?

2. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?

3. What substance is Klara using a great deal of just prior to her suicide?

4. What fact about Saul does Daniel share with Ruby when she asks for something cool about Saul?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

2. How does Daniel's death occur?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Chloe Benjamin's The Immortalists. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.

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

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

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