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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michelle say about Helen as Sabbath is telling his story?
(a) That Helen reminds Michelle of what she was like at that age.
(b) That Helen should have filed charges against Sabbath.
(c) That Helen was brave, and reminds Michelle of her daughter.
(d) That Helen must have been promiscuous if she did not mind what Sabbath did.

2. In what country was Drenka born?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) Greece.
(d) Croatia.

3. Is Sabbath's breakdown in front of Norman staged or real?
(a) It is real.
(b) It starts as a show, but then spirals out of control.
(c) Sabbath is not sure.
(d) It is staged.

4. While on the subway in New York, from which of the following plays does Sabbath recite lines?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Othello.
(c) The Merchant of Venice.
(d) King Lear.

5. The night before she died, what did Drenka beg Sabbath to tell her?
(a) How much he loved her.
(b) The details of his youth on the Jersey shore.
(c) To recount his favorite memories from the times that they had shared.
(d) Why he would not leave Roseanna for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sabbath ultimately decide not to commit suicide?

2. Why do the embalmers get impatient with Nikki after her mother's death?

3. Who is Crawford?

4. Why was Sabbath attracted to Roseanna?

5. According to what he tells Michelle, why does Sabbath think that Norman has remained friends with him?

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