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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sabbath and Nikki meet?
(a) Nikki attended one of his street performances.
(b) Nikki attended one of the plays that he directed.
(c) Nikki was one of his students.
(d) Nikki was friends with Roseanna.

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

3. Who is Christa?
(a) One of Matija's coworkers.
(b) One of Sabbath's former employees.
(c) Silvija's sister.
(d) A girl with whom Sabbath and Drenka had threesomes.

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

5. At the beginning of Part 3, what does Sabbath find out about Linc?
(a) That he has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
(b) That he has committed suicide.
(c) That he has just become a father.
(d) That he has gotte married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sabbath think Roseanna uses as an excuse to delay leaving him?

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

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

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

5. What surprised Matija enough to cause him to end his conversation with Sabbath?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what political environment was Drenka raised?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what happens at Drenka's grave?

3. What transpired between Drenka and Barrett shortly before Drenka's death?

4. Why was Drenka initially attracted to her husband, Matija?

5. What role did Roseanna play in Sabbath's puppet theater?

6. How did Nikki handle her mother's death?

7. How does Sabbath make the decision to leave Roseanna?

8. What does the spirit of Sabbath's mother say to him at the end of Part 4?

9. What happened at Sabbath's trial?

10. Why is Drenka unable to discuss Matthew's career with Matija?

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