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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 patriotic item which belonged to Morty does Sabbath discover?

2. Why does Sabbath begin to cry while sitting at Norman's table?

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

4. What does Sabbath do while riding the subway at the beginning of Part 6?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Helen Trumbull?

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

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

6. What does Sabbath notice in Fish's house?

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

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

9. Why does Norman invite Sabbath to stay with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sabbath details the dramatic change that his mother underwent when his brother, Morty, died. What happened to Sabbath's relationship with his mother, as a result of his brother's death? How did the dramatic change in Sabbath's relationship with his mother, and subsequent loss of maternal affection, affect his relationships with women later in life? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The letters that Sabbath finds in the box of Morty's personal possessions mirror the ones that Roseanna's father had written to her before his suicide. What are some of the similarities between those two sets of letters? What are the significant differences? How is the manner in which Sabbath treats his brother's letters different from the way in which he treats the letters that were written by Roseanna's father? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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