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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. Who was Ron Metzer?

2. Why does Drenka suddenly want Sabbath to agree to be monogamous to her?

3. Who is Christa?

4. Why does Sabbath think that Drenka is not attracted to her husband?

5. How does Sabbath scare Scott Lewis away from Drenka's grave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What torments Sabbath after Drenka's death?

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

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

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

5. In what political environment was Drenka raised?

6. Why did Sabbath choose to leave New York?

7. How is Drenka described in Part 1?

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

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

10. Why did Sabbath quit directing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Sabbath lost all interest in directing when Nikki disappeared. Why? What was so different about directing when he no longer had Nikki as his leading lady? Would Sabbath have continued to direct if Nikki had stayed? Would there have been any future in it for him? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The letters that Sabbath finds in the box of Morty's personal possessions mirror the ones that Roseanna's father had written to her before his suicide. What are some of the similarities between those two sets of letters? What are the significant differences? How is the manner in which Sabbath treats his brother's letters different from the way in which he treats the letters that were written by Roseanna's father? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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