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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. Due to which of the following realizations does Sabbath claim that he fainted when Norman kicked him out?
(a) Due to the realization that he no longer had access to Norman's good food and comfortable lifestyle.
(b) Due to the realization that he still had the beggar's cup in his pocket, and he thought that he had lost Michelle over that.
(c) Due to the realization that his plot to blackmail Norman with Michelle's Polaroids would never come to fruition.
(d) Due to the realization that he did not have any money and nowhere to go.

2. How does Sabbath respond when Norman takes his hand?
(a) Sabbath thinks that he can parlay Norman's sympathy into at least a week's stay.
(b) Sabbath pulls away from Norman and runs out the door.
(c) Sabbath sits and stares at Norman in a dumbfounded way.
(d) Sabbath wonders how much money he can convince Norman to give him.

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

4. In Part 7, which of the following items is Michelle wearing when she goes in to see Sabbath in Part 7?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) A silk nightgown.
(c) A kimono.
(d) A towel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Crawford, who tends the Sabbath family's graves?

2. What did Helen Trumbull (the girl whose breast Sabbath touched during one of his shows) tell the police officer who arrived to arrest Sabbath?

3. According to what he tells Michelle, why does Sabbath think that Norman has remained friends with him?

4. How old was Sabbath when his brother, Morty died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rosa arrives, what is Sabbath's excuse for the mess that he has made with Deborah's clothes?

2. On the first night of his stay with the Cowans, why is Sabbath in such a good mood at dinner?

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

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

5. In Part 8, why does Sabbath go to the cemetery?

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

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

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

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

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

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