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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: You'd Dance, Kid, Chapters 7-9 and Part Two: Proteus, Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does adult Daniel bear a resemblance, according to Klara?
(a) Their sister Varya.
(b) His brother Simon.
(c) Their father Saul.
(d) Their grandfather Otto.

2. When Simon is promoted from understudy to another position within the ballet company, what position does he achieve?
(a) Company captain.
(b) Repertory member.
(c) Featured member.
(d) Full company member.

3. What is the title of the homemade flier Simon and his friends see taped to a window?
(a) THE GAY CANCER.
(b) LEATHER GATHERING.
(c) NO TRESPASSING.
(d) HELP WANTED.

4. At what location do Raj and Klara scavenge for wood to build Klara's magician's cabinet?
(a) Ghiradelli Square.
(b) The bookstore called A Clean and Well-lit Place.
(c) In the Haight district.
(d) Fisherman's Wharf.

5. Who is the oldest sibling in the Gold family?
(a) Simon.
(b) Klara.
(c) Varya.
(d) Daniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT listed among the American events the Gold children are excluded from due to their youth?

2. Before Gertie met Saul, it is said by the narrator that she had wanted to be a what?

3. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?

4. Simon recalls that the fortune teller had never asked for what item?

5. What phenomenon had Klara found magical as a child before finding out its true nature?

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