Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Psycho? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Marion is similar to Norman because
both practice taxidermy.
both refuse to shower.
both are planning on marriage.
both are criminals.
Q. How is Freudian theory applicable to Norman?
Freud believed that sisters are shaped primarily by their relationship with one another.
Freud believed bad things happen in the Bates Motel.
Freud believed that women who do not marry go mad.
Freud believed mothers and sons have an intense, partially sexual relationship.
Q. Marion suggests at her final meal with Norman that her decision to steal the money was
a kind of momentary madness.
a reasonable decision, which didn't work out.
the only way out of her troubles.
a practical joke on Cassidy.
Q. The film associates Marion with sex by
showing that she has many sexual partners.
a voice over in which Hitchcock says he thinks she's attractive.
repeatedly showing her in her underwear.
having her spy on Norman as he strips naked.
Q. At the end, Norman as his mother is worried about being watched. This is a reminder
that Marion is haunting Norman, and can hear everything he says.
that the police do not have enough evidence to put Norman in jail.
that Lila is watching Norman and plotting to kill him.
that you, the filmgoer, are watching Norman, and discovering his secrets.