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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Helen Trumbull (the girl whose breast Sabbath touched during one of his shows) tell the police officer who arrived to arrest Sabbath?
(a) That she was been horrified and unable to flee the stage.
(b) That she allowed Sabbath to do it as part of his act.
(c) That she wanted to file charges against Sabbath for sexual assault.
(d) That Sabbath had paid her for her performance.

2. Who is Crawford?
(a) One of Sabbath's former co-workers.
(b) The psychiatrist to whom Norman referred.
(c) The caretaker of the graveyard where Sabbath's family plot is located.
(d) Christa's husband.

3. Why does Norman make Sabbath leave his home?
(a) Because Rosa complains to Norman about the way that Sabbath has treated her.
(b) Because Norman is suspicious of Sabbath's plot to kill him.
(c) Because Michelle finds a bag of crack and Deborah's panties in Sabbath's pocket.
(d) Because Norman finds out that Sabbath has stolen some of his cash.

4. While watching the beggars on the street, Sabbath thinks that he has failed as a street performer because he has not done which of the following?
(a) Gone far enough in his quest for obscenity.
(b) Hired actors who are talented enough.
(c) Had enough money to realize his vision.
(d) Catered to the more refined tastes of the wealthy people who would actually pay to see his shows.

5. How does Sabbath proposition Michelle to have an affair with him?
(a) He references her profession as an orthodontist, and asks her to check his teeth.
(b) He threatens to blackmail her with the Polaroids that he has found.
(c) He reminds her of Norman's diminished libido, and brags about his own experiences.
(d) He tells her that no other man would want her because of her age.

6. What does Sabbath take upon leaving Fish's house?
(a) A box of Morty's possessions.
(b) Some food.
(c) A few dollars.
(d) Letters from his mother.

7. What does Sabbath ponder doing as he gives Michelle his clothes?
(a) Forcing her to tell him where she keeps her jewelry and Norman's gun.
(b) Kidnapping her and leaving the state.
(c) Raping her.
(d) Pushing Norman out the window, and taking all of his possessions, along with his family.

8. At the end of Part 8, what does Sabbath do at the beach?
(a) He washes his filthy clothes in the ocean.
(b) He collects seashells.
(c) He feeds the sea gulls.
(d) He cries for his brother.

9. How does Norman view Sabbath?
(a) With shame.
(b) With fear.
(c) With reverence.
(d) With pity.

10. How old was Sabbath when his brother, Morty died?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

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

12. How does Sabbath think that Michelle earned the money that she hid in her drawer?
(a) By prostituting herself.
(b) By lying to Norman about how much she earned.
(c) By stealing money out of her and Norman's joint checking account.
(d) By working a second job.

13. According to what he tells Michelle, why does Sabbath think that Norman has remained friends with him?
(a) Because well-bred people often need friends like Sabbath so that they can enjoy the seamy side of life without indulging in it personally.
(b) Because Norman does not realize the full extent of the terrible things that Sabbath has done.
(c) Because Norman feels that it is his Christian duty to help Sabbath.
(d) Because Norman feels sorry for Sabbath and wants to help him.

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

15. What is Sabbath's reply when Michelle tells him how highly Norman spoke of him?
(a) Sabbath does not care what Norman thinks; he only wants to know what Michelle thinks.
(b) Norman says those things to justify having someone of a lower social class at his dinner table.
(c) Sabbath is surprised that Norman thinks so highly of him.
(d) Sabbath interrupts Michelle and changes the subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. While on the subway in New York, from which of the following plays does Sabbath recite lines?

2. What is Sabbath looking for at the beginning of Part 8?

3. Who is Fish?

4. How does Sabbath respond when Norman takes his hand?

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

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