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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, why does Sabbath feel sorry for himself at Drenka's grave?
(a) Because he did not receive any sympathy for Drenka's death.
(b) Because he is in a loveless marriage.
(c) Because no one in town would believe that he was capable of love.
(d) Because Roseanna is not able to allay his grief.

2. According to what he tells Norman, what bothers Sabbath about his decision to leave New York?
(a) That Nikki did not have a way of finding him after he left New York.
(b) That he misses his old job.
(c) That he wonders how successful he might have been as a director.
(d) That he left a lot of things unfinished.

3. For which of the following crimes was Sabbath arrested in 1956?
(a) Statutory rape.
(b) Corrupting a minor.
(c) Public indecency.
(d) Lewdness.

4. As the novel opens, who issues an ultimatum to Sabbath?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His father.

5. In Part 2, what does Sabbath say to Drenka's ghost while he is at her grave?
(a) He tells her that he loves her, and wishes that he had told her so.
(b) He proposes marriage to her.
(c) He blames her for his marital troubles.
(d) He reveals his plot to kill Matija.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sabbath feel now that Drenka is dead?

2. How did Sabbath feel about the manner in which Nikki handled her mother's death?

3. What happened to Sabbath's mother when Morty died?

4. At the end of Part 3, who is at Drenka's grave when Sabbath arrives there?

5. What did Christa say to Sabbath the last time she saw him?

(see the answer key)

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