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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. When the Gold children reach the fortune teller's door, Varya is surprised because she had thought that magic would be what?
(a) Detectable.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Tangible.
(d) Luminescent.

2. How old is Varya upon the opening of the novel's prologue?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

3. Whom does Gertie coddle the most out of all of her children?
(a) Varya.
(b) Simon.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Klara.

4. What San Francisco district does Simon describe as feeling "like a fallout shelter" (79) amidst the unrest elsewhere in the world?
(a) The Waterfront.
(b) The Tenderloin.
(c) The Financial District.
(d) The Castro.

5. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?
(a) Clinton Street.
(b) Hester Street.
(c) Forsyth Street.
(d) Delancey Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Saul own?

2. What does Klara do with the lacquered box once Gertie appears furious at its absence?

3. Who is the oldest sibling in the Gold family?

4. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?

5. What item does Klara place upon each table on the night of her performance at the Cabaret theater called the Committee?

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