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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Inquisition, Chapters 22-27 and Part Four: Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items does Varya keep taped to the wall next to her bed?
(a) Concert tickets and playbills.
(b) Calendars and maps.
(c) Family photographs and family trees.
(d) Maps and music posters.

2. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?
(a) Come me.
(b) My daddy.
(c) Mama now.
(d) I cry.

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

4. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?
(a) In front of a public park.
(b) In a Walmart parking lot.
(c) Behind a boarded-up Burger King.
(d) Next to a roller skating rink.

5. In what year does Eddie first starting going to see Klara perform her magic act?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?

2. In what year does the novel's prologue begin?

3. In what type of venue does Klara NOT perform her act during her early days as a magician?

4. How many hours early do Raj and Ruby appear for Thanksgiving dinner at Daniel's house?

5. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?

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