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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sabbath stop directing?
(a) Because he was not allowed to make the radical changes that he wanted to make.
(b) Because it was not exciting without Nikki as his leading lady.
(c) Because he lost his job by spending all of his time searching for Nikki.
(d) Because too many actors refused to work with him.

2. 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.

3. Why was Drenka hurt when Barrett stopped speaking to her?
(a) Because she expected him to treat her more lovingly.
(b) Because she did not feel that she had done anything wrong.
(c) Because she saw Sabbath less afterward.
(d) Because he never told her why.

4. Who is Silvija?
(a) Sabbath's cousin.
(b) Matija's sister.
(c) Drenka's niece.
(d) Drenka's daughter.

5. Why did Sabbath leave New York the first time?
(a) Because he wanted to live closer to Roseanna.
(b) Because he was going crazy searching for Nikki.
(c) Because he had lost his job and had no reason to stay.
(d) Because he wanted to be closer to his family.

6. Why did Barrett stop speaking to Drenka before her death?
(a) Because he was angry with Sabbath.
(b) Because he did not want to get involved with her illness.
(c) Because he was angry with her for asking him to leave his wife.
(d) Because he was afraid that Matija would discover their affair.

7. Who was Ron Metzer?
(a) Silvija's boyfriend.
(b) Sabbath's post-high school best friend.
(c) Roseanna's brother.
(d) Drenka's first husband.

8. What did Christa say to Sabbath the last time she saw him?
(a) She threatened to sue him.
(b) She confessed her love for him.
(c) She accused him of exploiting her.
(d) She threatened to tell his wife about their trysts.

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

10. What was the first thing that triggered Roseanna's hatred for Sabbath?
(a) He did not make an effort to get along with her family.
(b) He did not work, and used all of her money.
(c) She found out about an affair that he was having.
(d) He refused to have a child with her.

11. Why does Sabbath think that Nikki might have disappeared?
(a) Because she wanted to fulfill her dreams of traveling in Europe.
(b) Because she wanted to be with her family.
(c) Because she was having an affair, and left to be with her lover.
(d) Because she saw him in bed with Roseanna.

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

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

14. Who is Matthew?
(a) Sabbath's brother.
(b) Drenka's son.
(c) Drenka's nephew.
(d) Sabbath's son.

15. Who arrives and hits the person at Drenka's grave while Sabbath watches?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Matija.
(c) Barrett.
(d) Christa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Nikki disappeared?

2. What is Matthew's profession?

3. In Part 2, why is Sabbath angry with himself at Drenka's grave?

4. As the novel opens, who issues an ultimatum to Sabbath?

5. At the beginning of Part 3, who calls Sabbath to give him the news about Linc?

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