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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. What does Crawford say about Sabbath's family?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sabbath do after opening the box of Morty's possessions?

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

3. What was the scandal that caused Sabbath to lose his job at the college?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Helen Trumbull?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Christa and Drenka are both in similar situations when Sabbath meets them. What enables Sabbath to take advantage of them? How does each woman react to Sabbath? Why do they react differently? What makes them both attractive to Sabbath? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sabbath lost all interest in directing when Nikki disappeared. Why? What was so different about directing when he no longer had Nikki as his leading lady? Would Sabbath have continued to direct if Nikki had stayed? Would there have been any future in it for him? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Sabbath says that Norman is everything that Roseanna ever wanted in a husband. However, Sabbath does not have to work very hard to convince Michelle to have an affair with him. Why is that? What is Norman lacking that makes Michelle willing to have an affair with Sabbath? Would it be something about which Roseanna would not care? Or is Sabbath erroneous in his assessment of Norman? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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