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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. Christa was an immigrant from which of the following countries?

2. How long has it been since Nikki disappeared?

3. What was Sabbath's mother always doing?

4. Which of the following is the ultimatum issued to Sabbath?

5. At the beginning of Part 3, what does Sabbath find out about Linc?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what political environment was Drenka raised?

2. On what occasion did Sabbath first see Matija in public?

3. What was the "Romance Run"?

4. At the end of Part 2, who does Sabbath encounter at Drenka's grave?

5. How does Sabbath feel when Matija tells him about the sympathy cards that he received for Drenka's death?

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

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

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

9. How does Sabbath make the decision to leave Roseanna?

10. What role did Roseanna play in Sabbath's puppet theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Sabbath show any personal growth through the course of the novel? Does he change or mature in any way? If so, what is it? If not, why? Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not? In what ways does Sabbath choose his own fate? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sabbath describes his time on the "Romance Run" as some of the best years of his life. How did participating in the "Romance Run" at such an impressionable age affect Sabbath's personal development? Why? Would the "Romance Run" have had less of an impact on Sabbath if he had participated in it at a less crucial time in his personal development? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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