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

2. Why do the embalmers get impatient with Nikki after her mother's death?
(a) Because she is controlling and wants them to do things that are out of the ordinary.
(b) Because she is not satisfied with any aspect of their work.
(c) Because she insists on overseeing every aspect of the process.
(d) Because she will not part with the corpse.

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

4. Christa was an immigrant from which of the following countries?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Turkey.

5. According to Norman, which of the following rumors did Linc never believe about Sabbath?
(a) That Sabbath had nothing to do with the disappearance of his first wife.
(b) That Sabbath had murdered someone.
(c) That Sabbath was an alcoholic.
(d) That Sabbath had gotten Roseanna pregnant while he was married to Nikki.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, what does Sabbath think that his mother's spirit is encouraging him to do?

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

3. How do the people at Linc's office feel about what happened to him?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Matija to end his encounter with Sabbath abruptly, but politely?

2. Why does Drenka after so long, suddenly demand that Sabbath be faithful to her?

3. At the end of Part 2, who does Sabbath encounter at Drenka's grave?

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

5. What ultimatum is issued at the beginning of Part 1?

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

7. What does Sabbath like and dislike about Roseanna's participation in Alcoholics Anonymous?

8. How does Sabbath feel when Matija tells him about the sympathy cards that he received for Drenka's death?

9. Why does Sabbath live off of Roseanna's salary?

10. How did Sabbath meet Christa?

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