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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Christa was an immigrant from which of the following countries?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.
2. What did Linc think had happened to Nikki?
(a) That she was abducted by a jealous lover.
(b) That she vanished to kill herself.
(c) That she left to be with someone else.
(d) That she ran home to her family.
3. Why is Sabbath already monogamous to Drenka?
(a) Because at his age, other women no longer desire him.
(b) Because he has been impotent for a while.
(c) Because he loves her more than he is willing to admit.
(d) Because he does not want to take a chance on impregnating a younger woman.
4. What about Matija strikes Sabbath?
(a) His intense sadness.
(b) His physical deformities.
(c) His dignity and composure.
(d) His hostile attitude toward Sabbath.
5. How does Sabbath respond when Roseanna demands to know why he stayed with her when she was a drunk?
(a) He pretends not to hear her.
(b) He tells her that he stayed because of her paychecks.
(c) He blatantly ignores her.
(d) He tells her about his affair with Drenka.
6. What happened as a result of the favor that Drenka asked Sabbath to perform for Matija?
(a) Matthew and Matija had an intense argument and had not spoken since.
(b) Matija was audited, and went bankrupt.
(c) Matija made himself look ridiculous in his speech.
(d) Matija had to be supported by the public dole.
7. Which of the following anti-Semitic comments does Nikki make to Sabbath after her mother's death?
(a) She says that it is cold of the Jews to bury their dead so quickly.
(b) She accuses Sabbath of not wanting to pay for a nice funeral because he is Jewish and cheap.
(c) She makes fun of Sabbath for wearing a yarmulke during the funeral.
(d) She says that her mother died heartbroken because Nikki married a Jew.
8. At the beginning of Part 3, what does Sabbath find out about Linc?
(a) That he has gotte married.
(b) That he has committed suicide.
(c) That he has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
(d) That he has just become a father.
9. Who is Matthew?
(a) Drenka's son.
(b) Sabbath's son.
(c) Drenka's nephew.
(d) Sabbath's brother.
10. Who was Barrett?
(a) Drenka's last conquest.
(b) Drenka's son with Sabbath.
(c) Matija's assistant.
(d) Silvija's brother.
11. Christa went to Madamaska Falls from which of the following cities?
(a) Boston.
(b) Berlin.
(c) New York City.
(d) Indianapolis.
12. Why does Drenka discuss Matthew's career only with Sabbath?
(a) Because Drenka does not talk to her other family members much.
(b) Because Sabbath is the only one who knows that Drenka still talks to Matthew.
(c) Because Matija is disappointed that his son has become a police officer.
(d) Because Sabbath understands because he used to be in the same profession.
13. Who arrives and hits the person at Drenka's grave while Sabbath watches?
(a) Christa.
(b) Barrett.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Matija.
14. Why does Matija's story about the sympathy cards that he received after Drenka's death upset Sabbath?
(a) Because Sabbath is jealous that he did not receive any sympathy cards after Drenka's death.
(b) Because Sabbath is angry on account of Matija not having known Drenka as well as he did, and does not deserve the sympathy.
(c) Because Sabbath is jealous that he did not receive any sympathy cards after the death of his first wife, Nikki.
(d) Because Sabbath is guilty due to Matija's genuine sadness over his wife's death.
15. What is Sabbath's former profession?
(a) Singer.
(b) Puppeteer.
(c) Musician.
(d) Writer.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Barrett look uncomfortable at Drenka's funeral?
2. How does Sabbath recall Nikki?
3. How did Sabbath's brother, Morty, die?
4. In Part 2, why does Sabbath feel sorry for himself at Drenka's grave?
5. What caused Roseanna's nervous breakdown?
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