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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sabbath recall Nikki?
(a) As a nervous, high-strung girl who jumped at the slightest provocation.
(b) As a solemn, thoughtful girl.
(c) As a person who was very happy publicly, but miserable privately.
(d) As a drug addict with no control over her life.

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

3. What new emotion is Sabbath experiencing at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anger.
(d) Apathy.

4. In Part 3, what does Sabbath notice about his wife's looks?
(a) That she looks younger than him.
(b) That she has regained her good-looks since she has stopped drinking.
(c) That she has aged dramatically.
(d) That she does not possess fashion sense.

5. How did Sabbath run into Matija?
(a) While grocery shopping.
(b) At a corporate function.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) At the police station.

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

7. What caused Roseanna's nervous breakdown?
(a) A miscarriage.
(b) Sabbath's affair with a student.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Sabbath's career loss.

8. What does Sabbath blame for his inability to express his love for Drenka?
(a) His friends.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His personality.
(d) His wife.

9. What happened when Scott Lewis got a prostitute for Drenka?
(a) Scott was angry, and Drenka was crying.
(b) All three of them enjoyed themselves.
(c) Drenka was unhappy, and the prostitute was angry.
(d) Drenka was happy, but the prostitute was not.

10. Which of the following is the ultimatum issued to Sabbath?
(a) To be faithful, or their relationship will end.
(b) To stop gambling, or he will be involuntarily committed.
(c) To stop drinking, or move out.
(d) To get a job, or they will be divorced.

11. In what way was Nikki different when she was on stage?
(a) She was able to focus better.
(b) She would lose her speech impediment.
(c) She was more graceful.
(d) She was more confident.

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

13. What personal crisis led to Roseanna's hospital stay in 1989?
(a) A miscarriage.
(b) The death of her parents.
(c) A scandal involving Sabbath and one of his students.
(d) A divorce.

14. What happened to Sabbath's mother when Morty died?
(a) She spent all of her time on the boardwalk, talking to her dead son.
(b) She disappeared.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She was hospitalized after having suffered a nervous breakdown.

15. Under what type of government was Drenka raised?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Communist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, why does Sabbath feel sorry for himself at Drenka's grave?

2. What did the woman in the house next to what Sabbath thought might be Nikki's, tell Sabbath?

3. Sabbath often feels the presence of which of his departed relatives?

4. Why did Nikki hate her father?

5. How does the spirit of Sabbath's mother respond when he asks her why he is still so concerned about Nikki's disappearance?

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