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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 food does the family order out for supper?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Thai.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Mexican.

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

3. Who is the owner of the restaurant in #40?
(a) Abe.
(b) Lenny.
(c) Monty.
(d) Francois.

4. Sabine thinks that leaving Nebraska ________________.
(a) was a mistake for Parsifal.
(b) saved Parsifal.
(c) had no impact on Parsifal.
(d) was a questionable choice for Parsifal.

5. Who invites Sabine to the hotel for a couple of drinks?
(a) Roger.
(b) Emma.
(c) Rose.
(d) Dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parsifal had told Sabine that his family was from what state?

2. Dot had told Kitty that Parsifal had ___________________.

3. Who does Sabine ask to call Parsifal's parents?

4. What can Sabine not seem to get out of her mind?

5. What option does Roger give Sabine regarding Parsifal's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dot's visit at the cemetery.

3. Who is Haas and what is his role in the story?

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

5. Why did Parsifal leave home at an early age never to return?

6. Where does Sabine take Parsifal's mother and sister on their second day in Los Angeles?

7. How does Sabine philosophize her life versus the one Parsifal had?

8. What shocking information does Sabine receive from Parsifal's attorney, Roger?

9. Who is Parsifal's mother and why does she call Sabine?

10. What conclusion does Sabine come to regarding Parsifal's denial of any living family?

(see the answer keys)

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