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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Raj provide when he tells Klara that she cannot call her family?
(a) They cannot afford long-distance phone calls.
(b) He says that Ruby will find out.
(c) He says that it will only make Klara sad.
(d) They should not be fraternizing with thieves.

2. Ruby asks Daniel if he has any pictures of whom?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Raj.
(c) Klara.
(d) Gertie.

3. In addition to having long ago decided not to have children, what condition does Mira have that prevents her from having a child?
(a) Collapsed fallopian tubes.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Endometriosis.
(d) Uterine cysts.

4. Who buys a drink for Daniel when he stumbles into a bar on Geary Street the afternoon of Klara's memorial service?
(a) Mira.
(b) The bartender.
(c) Varya.
(d) Eddie.

5. 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) Mama now.
(c) My daddy.
(d) I cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Raj does not want the family to pay rent in an RV park, where do they park?

2. In what year does Eddie first starting going to see Klara perform her magic act?

3. What does Klara tell the Mirage executives is "not enough to explain what we don't understand" (157)?

4. When Klara becomes convinced that the knocks she hears are emanating from Simon's spirit, what emotion does she think he is feeling?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daniel refrain from answering Ruby when she asks him why he is not at work over the Thanksgiving holiday?

2. What are the main two emotions Daniel has when thinking about Simon and which emotion does he prefer?

3. For what reason is Daniel startled when Ruby asks if he has any pictures of Klara?

4. What problem does Klara develop after SImon's death?

5. What reasons does the narrator give for Daniel's decision not to tell Mira about his and his siblings' childhood encounter with the fortune teller?

6. What is the real reason that Klara refuses the Mirage's entertainment director when he asks her to participate in an act where she will be sawed in half?

7. How is foreshadowing employed within the passage when Raj tells Klara, "I know they're your family...but if they weren't, you wouldn't like them either" (147)?

8. What changes does Daniel hear in Simon's voice when Simon calls to tell Daniel that he is sick?

9. Just before Raj convinces Klara to pursue a residency in Las Vegas for her magic act, what is meant by the narrator's statement that "Klara has always known she's meant to be a bridge" (146)?

10. Why does Klara initially take the elevator to the 45th floor of the Mirage after dropping Ruby off at day care on opening night?

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