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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sabine dream about?
(a) Phan.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Parsifal.
(d) Emma.

2. What does Dot notice at Sabine's house?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Plants.
(c) Clutter.
(d) Photos of Phan.

3. What does Sabine purchase for the visit?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Bouquets.
(d) Sandwiches.

4. Where is Parsifal's hometown?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Macon, Georgia.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Alliance, Nebraska.

5. Where does Sabine take the Fetters when they arrive?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A drug store.
(d) A hotel.

6. What does Sabine think about when the plane hits turbulence?
(a) She says prayers.
(b) She prays for the pilot's skill.
(c) She categorizes her belongings.
(d) She thinks of her wedding.

7. Who does Sabine ask to call Parsifal's parents?
(a) Phan.
(b) Her father.
(c) Emma.
(d) Roger.

8. Why is Dot puzzled about Parsifal's marriage?
(a) She thought he was divorced.
(b) She doesn't like Sabine.
(c) She thought he married an Asian girl.
(d) She knew he was gay.

9. What is the name of the restaurant where Sabine meets her parents for lunch?
(a) Mario's.
(b) Pastiche.
(c) L'Auberge.
(d) Canter's.

10. Why did Kitty want her father to be dead when he fell to the floor?
(a) So it would be quiet in the house.
(b) So he would stop abusing her.
(c) So he would not get up and kill Parsifal.
(d) So the family could live without anger.

11. Kitty tells Sabine that _____________ was supposed to be the magician's assistant.
(a) Darla.
(b) Phan.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Bertie.

12. Where is the first place Sabine takes the Fetters in Los Angeles?
(a) The rug store.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A drug store.
(d) A museum.

13. What had Parsifal left Roger at the time of Parsifal's death?
(a) Secret spy documents.
(b) Lots of unpaid bills.
(c) Burial instructions.
(d) A Trust and letter of instructions.

14. What message does Sabine get out of the dream she has?
(a) She is not alone.
(b) She is too sad.
(c) She should re-marry.
(d) She should travel.

15. Why did Sabine's parents not like the Canadian city?
(a) It was too metropolitan.
(b) There was too much snow.
(c) There was a big culture gap.
(d) It was too isolated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Parsifal die?

2. Who is Dot's daughter who did not accompany her to Los Angeles?

3. Sabine thinks that leaving Nebraska ________________.

4. How was Parsifal's father killed?

5. Who is Dot's daughter who has accompanied her to Los Angeles?

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