Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the only person who knows that Simon died of AIDS on the date the fortune teller foretold?
2. Ruby asks Daniel if he has any pictures of whom?
3. Klara tells the Mirage executives that it takes what element to reveal how inadequate reality is?
4. When Daniel concedes that the fortune teller had indeed been correct about Klara's date of death, he adds that the phenomenon had only happened due to what reason?
5. What does Daniel do for the first time after Gertie refuses to bury Klara in the family plot?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason is Daniel startled when Ruby asks if he has any pictures of Klara?
2. What is the secret of Klara's success with the men who are auditioning her for a spot opening for Sigfried and Roy?
3. What problem does Klara develop after SImon's death?
4. For what reason does Gertie refuse to allow Klara to be buried in the family plot and which family member has the strongest reaction to her decision?
5. 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?
6. What reasons does Klara give for hating to perform magic in casinos?
7. 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)?
8. What changes does Daniel hear in Simon's voice when Simon calls to tell Daniel that he is sick?
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 action does Daniel decide to take because he sees it as his only way to make an impact on future events?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
|
This section contains 1,127 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
