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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sabbath find the place that he seeks?
(a) He purchases a map.
(b) He gets directions.
(c) He stumbles upon a funeral procession that leads him there.
(d) He finds someone who knows Christa.

2. What does Michelle say about Helen as Sabbath is telling his story?
(a) That Helen reminds Michelle of what she was like at that age.
(b) That Helen must have been promiscuous if she did not mind what Sabbath did.
(c) That Helen was brave, and reminds Michelle of her daughter.
(d) That Helen should have filed charges against Sabbath.

3. According to what he tells Norman, what bothers Sabbath about his decision to leave New York?
(a) That he wonders how successful he might have been as a director.
(b) That Nikki did not have a way of finding him after he left New York.
(c) That he left a lot of things unfinished.
(d) That he misses his old job.

4. Which of the following is on top of the headstones belonging to Sabbath's grandparents?
(a) An American flag.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) A candle.
(d) Flowers.

5. What does Crawford say about Sabbath's family?
(a) He remembers them.
(b) He dislikes them.
(c) He likes them.
(d) He does not remember them.

6. What excuse does Sabbath give Rosa for having gone through Deborah's drawers?
(a) He wanted to organize Deborah's clothes for her.
(b) He was looking for money.
(c) He was making a place to put his own clothes.
(d) He was looking for his glass eye.

7. How was the 1989 scandal made public?
(a) Sabbath's students went to the dean to complain about him.
(b) Students' parents called to complain about Sabbath.
(c) The girl whom Sabbath had sexually harassed left a tape of their conversations in the library.
(d) The human resources office checked on the validity of Sabbath's degree.

8. Why did Sabbath lose his job at the college in 1989?
(a) He was accused of sexually harassing a student.
(b) The college found out his credentials were fake.
(c) He was too profane in his lecturing.
(d) He showed up for classes late, and smelling of alcohol.

9. How does Sabbath feel about his family plot being filled?
(a) Happy.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

10. While on the subway in New York, from which of the following plays does Sabbath recite lines?
(a) Othello.
(b) The Merchant of Venice.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) King Lear.

11. What does Sabbath do while riding the subway at the beginning of Part 6?
(a) He has a conversation with a homeless man.
(b) He writes a letter to Matija.
(c) He looks at all the girls, and tries to decide which one to seduce.
(d) He mentally writes his own obituary.

12. What happened when Sabbath took vodka to the hospital where Roseanna was being treated?
(a) One of the patients beat him up and took it.
(b) Nothing. No one knew he had vodka.
(c) He was questioned by one of the nurses.
(d) He was escorted off the premises by security.

13. What does Sabbath see in Fish's house?
(a) Morty's guitar.
(b) His mother's sideboard.
(c) His old record player.
(d) His father's hunting trophy.

14. Why does Norman insist that Sabbath stay with him?
(a) Because he knows that he would feel guilty if he did not allow Sabbath to stay.
(b) Because he knows that Sabbath does not have any money.
(c) Because he is worried that Matthew is trying to kill Sabbath.
(d) Because he fears that Sabbath is contemplating suicide.

15. During his first morning at Norman's, what does Sabbath consider as a potential reason to live?
(a) Deborah comes home.
(b) Norman gives him money.
(c) Roseanna calls and asks him to come home.
(d) He receives a job offer in New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sabbath take upon leaving Fish's house?

2. Why does Sabbath refuse to read the newspapers that Norman gives him?

3. At the end of Part 8, Sabbath finds letters written by whom?

4. How does Sabbath feel when he enters the Jewish cemetery?

5. How did Roseanna react when she first found out about the scandal concerning Sabbath?

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