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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 did Sabbath run into Matija?

2. How long has it been since Nikki disappeared?

3. Who arrives and hits the person at Drenka's grave while Sabbath watches?

4. What did Linc think had happened to Nikki?

5. Why does Sabbath think that he should have been a pimp instead of a puppet master?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What torments Sabbath after Drenka's death?

5. How is Sabbath described in Part 1?

6. In what political environment was Drenka raised?

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

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

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

10. Why did Sabbath quit directing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Christa and Drenka are both in similar situations when Sabbath meets them. What enables Sabbath to take advantage of them? How does each woman react to Sabbath? Why do they react differently? What makes them both attractive to Sabbath? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Sabbath describes his time on the "Romance Run" as some of the best years of his life. How did participating in the "Romance Run" at such an impressionable age affect Sabbath's personal development? Why? Would the "Romance Run" have had less of an impact on Sabbath if he had participated in it at a less crucial time in his personal development? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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