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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Sabbath's mother when Morty died?
(a) She was hospitalized after having suffered a nervous breakdown.
(b) She spent all of her time on the boardwalk, talking to her dead son.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She disappeared.

2. Why did Sabbath want Drenka to sleep with all of his friends?
(a) Because he took pride in showing her off.
(b) Because he enjoyed having control over her, and making her do what he wanted.
(c) Because he wanted to be sure that she met with their approval.
(d) Because she did not want to, and he enjoyed that.

3. Why is Sabbath already monogamous to Drenka?
(a) Because he does not want to take a chance on impregnating a younger woman.
(b) Because he loves her more than he is willing to admit.
(c) Because he has been impotent for a while.
(d) Because at his age, other women no longer desire him.

4. In Part 2, why does Sabbath feel sorry for himself at Drenka's grave?
(a) Because no one in town would believe that he was capable of love.
(b) Because he is in a loveless marriage.
(c) Because Roseanna is not able to allay his grief.
(d) Because he did not receive any sympathy for Drenka's death.

5. Why was Drenka hurt when Barrett stopped speaking to her?
(a) Because he never told her why.
(b) Because she saw Sabbath less afterward.
(c) Because she did not feel that she had done anything wrong.
(d) Because she expected him to treat her more lovingly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, what does Sabbath say to Drenka's ghost while he is at her grave?

2. What did Christa say to Sabbath the last time she saw him?

3. Who is Roseanna?

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

5. Why does Matija's story about the sympathy cards that he received after Drenka's death upset Sabbath?

(see the answer key)

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