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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8 (through page 235).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oscar wonder about the movie's advertisement?
(a) If "based on a true story" is not an admission of guilt.
(b) If the producer is worried the movie will be a flop.
(c) If the scenes that resemble his play will be cut from the advertisments.
(d) How much the advertisements cost.

2. Thomas muses how the trees, rocks and ditches - all so casually ignored in peacetime - are what in battle?
(a) In the way of the soldiers.
(b) Cruel and disfigured.
(c) Crucial to survival.
(d) Bloody and twisted.

3. What does this travel north end for Thomas?
(a) His dream of a life in public office.
(b) His relationship with his family.
(c) His life.
(d) His desire to return to the south.

4. Why is Christina upset with reporters?
(a) She is tired of answering questions and posing for pictures.
(b) They are ruining the grass in the front yard.
(c) She is afraid they will break into the house.
(d) They are hunting for signs of heavy drinking and smoking, sacrilege and family insanity.

5. When Pai asks Oscar to read several passages and state whether he recognizes them, from where does Oscar acknowledge they come?
(a) Eugene O'Neill's dreary play, Mourning Becomes Electra.
(b) Kaufman and Hart's play, You Can't Take It With You.
(c) Gower Champions' musical, 42nd Street.
(d) Eugene O'Neill's play, Ah Wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Christina worried about Szyrk?

2. According to Harry, why does Judge Crease give reporters the headline, "EVERY DOG ENTITLED TO ONE BITE, SAYS JUDGE?"

3. Oscar maintains "when the idea is used in the context of the expression, combined with the expression, then the idea becomes part of the abuse I'm referring to," but denies what?

4. Harry hopes once Szyrk is reversed, what will happen?

5. Why is Oscar certain he did not send his script to Kiester?

(see the answer key)

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