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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was in the three-ring binder that Roseanna asked Sabbath to bring to her while she was in the psychiatric hospital?

2. What does Sabbath say when Norman catches him with Deborah's picture?

3. Which of the following is in the other envelope that Rosa pulls out of Michelle's drawer?

4. How was the 1989 scandal made public?

5. What does Sabbath think that Michelle is trying to communicate to him by what she is wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sabbath locate the cemetery where his parents are buried?

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

4. How does Sabbath convince Michelle to have an affair with him?

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

6. What did Roseanna do when she found out about the scandal that caused Sabbath to lose his job?

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

8. Who was Helen Trumbull?

9. To whom does Sabbath link himself in the obituary that he composes on the subway?

10. What are some of the items that Sabbath finds in the box containing Morty's possessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In most cases, Sabbath is completely oblivious to the emotions of the people around him. How does his lack of empathy affect those people? Why is he unable to discern the emotions of others? What consequences have befallen Sabbath as a result of his inability to empathize with others? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sabbath has been married twice: to Nikki, and then to Roseanna. What qualities do his two wives have in common? What attracted them to Sabbath? What attracted Sabbath to them? Why did Sabbath choose to marry them, despite the fact that he seems incapable of love? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Does Sabbath show any personal growth through the course of the novel? Does he change or mature in any way? If so, what is it? If not, why? Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not? In what ways does Sabbath choose his own fate? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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