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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. 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.

2. 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) Sabbath's students went to the dean to complain about him.
(c) Students' parents called to complain about Sabbath.
(d) The human resources office checked on the validity of Sabbath's degree.

3. Where did Sabbath go after visiting Roseanna at the hospital?
(a) To find a prostitute.
(b) To see Kathy.
(c) Home.
(d) To see Drenka.

4. Is Sabbath's breakdown in front of Norman staged or real?
(a) Sabbath is not sure.
(b) It starts as a show, but then spirals out of control.
(c) It is real.
(d) It is staged.

5. What is Sabbath's response when Norman comments on his isolation from society?
(a) That it is the best preparation for death.
(b) That if he wanted relationships, he would have to give something back.
(c) That society has nothing to offer him.
(d) That it is the only way to shield himself from getting hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sabbath take vodka to the hospital?

2. What does Michelle say about Helen as Sabbath is telling his story?

3. What is Sabbath's reply when Michelle tells him how highly Norman spoke of him?

4. Why did Sabbath lose his job at the college in 1989?

5. Sabbath is convinced that the young woman he meets on the subway is whose daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sabbath think that Norman and Linc chose to produce his show?

2. What happened at Sabbath's trial for public indecency?

3. What story does Norman encourage Sabbath to tell Michelle at dinner?

4. Why was Sabbath escorted off the grounds by security when he went to visit Roseanna at the psychiatric hospital?

5. Why are a few pages of Part 6 written without punctuation?

6. Why does Norman throw Sabbath out of his home?

7. In Part 6, why does Sabbath liken himself to Rip Van Winkle?

8. How does Norman react to Sabbath when he first sees him again?

9. What does Rosa give Sabbath hoping that he will not kill her?

10. What does Sabbath notice about his family's graves?

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