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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Matija strikes Sabbath?
(a) His physical deformities.
(b) His dignity and composure.
(c) His intense sadness.
(d) His hostile attitude toward Sabbath.

2. Which of the following anti-Semitic comments does Nikki make to Sabbath after her mother's death?
(a) She says that it is cold of the Jews to bury their dead so quickly.
(b) She says that her mother died heartbroken because Nikki married a Jew.
(c) She accuses Sabbath of not wanting to pay for a nice funeral because he is Jewish and cheap.
(d) She makes fun of Sabbath for wearing a yarmulke during the funeral.

3. Why does Sabbath only visit Drenka's grave at night?
(a) He does not want anyone to be able to identify him if they see him there.
(b) He is afraid that he will run into her son or one of her many lovers.
(c) He does not like being in graveyards during the day.
(d) He does not want Roseanna to become suspicious.

4. What is Matthew's profession?
(a) Puppeteer.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Innkeeper.

5. Why does Drenka suddenly want Sabbath to agree to be monogamous to her?
(a) Because she wants to marry him.
(b) Because she is planning to leave her husband to be with him.
(c) Because she is concerned about contracting a sexually transmitted illness.
(d) Because she is terminally ill.

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

7. Why does Sabbath think that Nikki committed suicide?
(a) Because she talked about killing herself a lot before she disappeared.
(b) Because she was depressed before her disappearance.
(c) Because her wounds appeared to be self-inflicted to Sabbath, despite the ruling that it was a murder.
(d) Because the character she played committed suicide.

8. Why is Sabbath already monogamous to Drenka?
(a) Because he has been impotent for a while.
(b) Because he does not want to take a chance on impregnating a younger woman.
(c) Because at his age, other women no longer desire him.
(d) Because he loves her more than he is willing to admit.

9. How does Nikki respond to her mother's death initially?
(a) She is in shock, and displays no emotion.
(b) She is in denial, and stays with the corpse.
(c) She is overwhelmed with emotion, and has a nervous breakdown.
(d) She does not show much emotion because she and her mother had not been close.

10. What did Linc think had happened to Nikki?
(a) That she left to be with someone else.
(b) That she vanished to kill herself.
(c) That she was abducted by a jealous lover.
(d) That she ran home to her family.

11. At the beginning of Part 3, who calls Sabbath to give him the news about Linc?
(a) Matija.
(b) Roseanna.
(c) Norman.
(d) Matthew.

12. What finally makes Sabbath decide to leave Roseanna?
(a) She has a relapse and starts drinking again.
(b) She refuses to stop trying to correct the problems in their marriage.
(c) He realizes that she will never have the courage to leave him.
(d) He realizes that she would not be able to endure his suicide.

13. Why did Barrett look uncomfortable at Drenka's funeral?
(a) Because he was there with his pregnant wife.
(b) Because dead bodies made him very uncomfortable.
(c) Because he disliked several people who were present.
(d) Because he knew that Sabbath was aware of his affair with Drenka.

14. What is Sabbath's former profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Singer.
(c) Musician.
(d) Puppeteer.

15. How do the people at Linc's office feel about what happened to him?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Outraged.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Elated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roseanna hate Sabbath now?

2. How old was Sabbath when he first set up his own theater?

3. Who was Barrett?

4. In Part 2, what does Sabbath say to Drenka's ghost while he is at her grave?

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

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