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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nikki respond to her mother's death initially?

2. Who was Ron Metzer?

3. Why does Sabbath think that Nikki might have disappeared?

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

5. Why did Nikki hate her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sabbath quit directing?

3. What torments Sabbath after Drenka's death?

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

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

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

7. What was the "Romance Run"?

8. What happened between Sabbath, Drenka, and Christa?

9. How did Sabbath meet Christa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sabbath details the dramatic change that his mother underwent when his brother, Morty, died. What happened to Sabbath's relationship with his mother, as a result of his brother's death? How did the dramatic change in Sabbath's relationship with his mother, and subsequent loss of maternal affection, affect his relationships with women later in life? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sabbath didn't want a faithful, exclusive relationship with Drenka when she was alive, but he was tortured by jealousy after she died. What did her death change? Why did his attitude change so much? Why was he unwilling to admit to Drenka that he was already being faithful to her? Was his explanation, that no other women wanted him, accurate? Or was he just refusing to admit that he was being faithful by choice? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

When Sabbath leaves home, Roseanna gets over him fairly quickly. In fact, within a few days' time, she has a new companion. Why are Roseanna and Christa attracted to one another? What is Christa able to provide, that Sabbath could not? What does that tell the reader about Roseanna's feelings for Sabbath? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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