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1. Who is the first of the Gold siblings to hear about the fortune teller and what action does this sibling then take?

Daniel is the first to hear about the fortune teller, which happens as he is waiting in line for kosher Chinese food. Once Daniel overhears two boys talking about her, he talks to the boys and discovers more information about where the fortune teller's apartment is currently located, what types of payments she is said to accept, and other tidbits of fact mixed with myth.

2. Which of the Gold siblings is the most apprehensive about the prospect of visiting the fortune teller and why?

Varya is the most apprehensive about seeing the fortune teller. It begins when she is questioning Daniel about his knowledge of the fortune teller. He tells the other children that the fortune teller is not only able to tell people whether they will have good lives or not, but can also tell them the dates of their deaths. This idea terrifies Varya as much as it confounds her, and she insists that she would not want to know such information anyway, even if it were possible.

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