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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 does Daniel insist to Raj that Klara had tried to do with her magic?

2. What does the marquee say at the hotel on the night of Klara's suicide?

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

4. Just before Klara is hired by the Mirage executives, what object mysteriously appears in her hand to replace the rubber ball she had been holding?

5. The narrator states that Daniel's resentment of Simon masks the deeper truth that Daniel is angry with himself for not taking what action?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the secret of Klara's success with the men who are auditioning her for a spot opening for Sigfried and Roy?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of The Immortalists using the third-person omniscient point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

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