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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sabbath refuse to read the newspapers that Norman gives him?
(a) Because he does not want to get newsprint on his hands.
(b) Because he is afraid that there will be a story about him.
(c) Because he does not want to look at the obituaries.
(d) Because they often portray the Japanese in a positive light.

2. Which of the following is the first thing that Sabbath does when he is alone in Deborah's bedroom?
(a) He tries to climb out a window.
(b) He goes to sleep.
(c) He starts writing his will.
(d) He takes a bath.

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

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

5. 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 wanted to file charges against Sabbath for sexual assault.
(b) That Sabbath had paid her for her performance.
(c) That she was been horrified and unable to flee the stage.
(d) That she allowed Sabbath to do it as part of his act.

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

7. What does Sabbath start carrying in his pants pocket?
(a) Drenka's hair ribbon.
(b) Roseanna's Alcoholics Anonymous medallion.
(c) Deborah's picture.
(d) A pair of Deborah's underwear.

8. 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) Raping her.
(c) Pushing Norman out the window, and taking all of his possessions, along with his family.
(d) Kidnapping her and leaving the state.

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

10. Why does Sabbath not want to be buried next to Drenka?
(a) He does not think that Matthew would allow it.
(b) He would feel more comfortable in a Jewish cemetery.
(c) He does not want Drenka's lovers visiting both of their graves.
(d) He does not want to take Matija's place.

11. At the end of Part 8, Sabbath finds letters written by whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) Morty.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

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

13. At the beginning of Part 6, Sabbath is likened to which of the following fictional characters?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Rip Van Winkle.
(c) Mephistopheles.
(d) Prince Charming.

14. What does Sabbath say when Norman catches him with Deborah's picture?
(a) He tells Norman that she is ugly.
(b) He says that she reminds him of his long-lost daughter.
(c) He calls Deborah "sweet".
(d) He asks Norman where she is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sabbath's response when Norman comments on his isolation from society?

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

3. Who does Norman call following Sabbath's fainting spell?

4. Is Sabbath's breakdown in front of Norman staged or real?

5. Which of the following is on top of the headstones belonging to Sabbath's grandparents?

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