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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. Eddie explains that the Costello family's scam begins with the sale of what object to a target?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) An apple.
(c) A knife.
(d) A candle.

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

3. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?
(a) He refuses to tell Simon anything about its purpose.
(b) He tells Simon that he is under suspicion for two recent robberies.
(c) He tells Simon that he is suspected of vehicular manslaughter.
(d) He tells Simon that he needs to file for legal emancipation.

4. What is Mira's major in college when she and Daniel first meet?
(a) Biology.
(b) Library Science.
(c) Education.
(d) Art history.

5. What item does Klara place upon each table on the night of her performance at the Cabaret theater called the Committee?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A rope.
(d) A business card.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words does Ruby utter when she is small that are said to turn "Klara's heart to goop" (161)?

2. Including Klara, how many people does Eddie say have both committed suicide and had received a reading from the fortune teller?

3. Eddie says that when the FBI had finished their investigation of the Costello family, they had found the family to be worth how much money?

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

5. In contrast to her brothers' bar mitzvahs, Klara's bat mitzvah takes place not individually but in a group of how many girls?

(see the answer key)

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