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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. Which of the following did Drenka once ask Sabbath to do for Matija?

2. Sabbath's memories of Nikki are interrupted by which of the following realizations?

3. How does Sabbath feel now that Drenka is dead?

4. Why does Roseanna hate Sabbath now?

5. What caused Roseanna's nervous breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened between Sabbath, Drenka, and Christa?

2. What are some of the reasons that are detailed in Part 3 about Sabbath and his wife "hating" one another?

3. Why was Drenka initially attracted to her husband, Matija?

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

5. In what political environment was Drenka raised?

6. What torments Sabbath after Drenka's death?

7. Why does Sabbath live off of Roseanna's salary?

8. What was the "Romance Run"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sabbath didn't want a faithful, exclusive relationship with Drenka when she was alive, but he was tortured by jealousy after she died. What did her death change? Why did his attitude change so much? Why was he unwilling to admit to Drenka that he was already being faithful to her? Was his explanation, that no other women wanted him, accurate? Or was he just refusing to admit that he was being faithful by choice? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A detailed account is given of the reasons why Sabbath and his wife, Roseanna, hate each other. How has their relationship changed since it began? Why? Why has neither of them left the other considering the state of their relationship? Sabbath thinks that he can make things right with Roseanna by showing her some affection. Do you agree? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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