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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. What conclusion do Sabine's parents arrive at regarding Parsifal's parents?
(a) They have no opinion of them.
(b) They sound like really nice people.
(c) They must not have been very good to Parsifal.
(d) They were people that Parsifal invented.

2. Who killed Parsifal's father?
(a) An intruder.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Dot.
(d) Parsifal.

3. What did Parsifal say had happened to his family?
(a) They moved to Europe.
(b) They drowned in a boating accident.
(c) They were killed in a car accident.
(d) They were leeches to be avoided.

4. How was Parsifal's father killed?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Stabbed to death.
(c) A blow to the head.
(d) A car accident.

5. What does Sabine do in the days after the Fetters leave Los Angeles?
(a) Goes to her therapist.
(b) Stays in bed.
(c) Puts together scrapbooks.
(d) Writes in her journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sabine when she is called onstage?

2. What do Sabine's parents advise her to do regarding Parsifal's parents?

3. Kitty tells Sabine that Parsifal had ____________________ as part of his escape plan.

4. Who is Parsifal's mother?

5. Who is the owner of the restaurant in #40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dot tell Sabine about Kitty's belief that Parsifal had a photo of Kitty in his room?

2. What does Dot's invitation to Sabine foreshadow for the story?

3. Why did Sabine marry Parsifal, a gay man?

4. How does Sabine meet Parsifal's sister, Kitty?

5. What does Sabine note about the Fetters' fitting in their Nebraska environment?

6. Why does Sabine give Roger permission to call Parsifal's family and why does she not think they will contact her?

7. Describe Dot's visit at the cemetery.

8. Why is lunch at the Magic Castle a bittersweet experience for Sabine?

9. What does Phan tell Sabine about Parsifal coming around when he returns to her in a dream?

10. Why does Sabine make the decision to visit the Fetters family?

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