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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Father believe Oscar has done to Grandfather?
(a) Written a beautiful play in his memory.
(b) Exploited him and fed the flames of impeachment.
(c) Told a bold-faced lie about his grandfather.
(d) Honored his memory.

2. What does Bone do next, in equal detail?
(a) Describe how different the movie is.
(b) Describe the movie.
(c) Point out why the play is so brilliant.
(d) Describe the similarities between the play and the movie.

3. What does Christina insist about the movie's hero?
(a) He highly resembles Thomas/Grandfather.
(b) He is not Thomas/Grandfather.
(c) He is just like Thomas/Grandfather.
(d) He somewhat resembles Thomas/Grandfather.

4. How does Oscar respond when Christina mocks him about finding a producer?
(a) His play is worthless.
(b) Kiester will produce it.
(c) A broadway producer will enjoy his play.
(d) Nipples is in New York.

5. In the morning, about what does Oscar read?
(a) His case being dismissed.
(b) His wildfires in California.
(c) The injuries, arrests, and a nationwide outpouring of grief for Spot.
(d) A drop in interest rates.

6. While the plaintiff's play script is indisputably protected, what would not constitute copyright infringement?
(a) Saying the movie is based on Oscar's play.
(b) Copying the dialogue from the play for the movie.
(c) The use of general themes, motives and ideas by the defendants.
(d) Using the same characters' names.

7. For what does Christina demand Sam take responsibility?
(a) Harry.
(b) Basie.
(c) Lily.
(d) Buttons.

8. Why does Rev. Bobby Joe, freed from jail, say Daddy cannot come to visit?
(a) He is having a big operation and Bobby Joe is offering him spiritual comfort in case the Lord carries him home during it.
(b) He has a baptism to attend to.
(c) He no longer trusts Daddy.
(d) He is busy preaching.

9. What has Oscar's ordeal done to Christina and Harry's marriage?
(a) Brought them closer together.
(b) Strengthened it.
(c) Wrecked it.
(d) Made it somewhat more challenging.

10. What does Oscar say about Jerry's ideas, regarding the story?
(a) This is not deep enough.
(b) I do not like this at all.
(c) This goes too far.
(d) This is too spooky.

11. What do witnesses confirm about the site of the drowning?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is a popular fishing site.
(c) The current is very strong.
(d) It is frequently used for baptisms.

12. What news from Harry does Christina give to Oscar?
(a) Basie is his best friend and can be trusted.
(b) Basie is the best lawyer Harry could find, and he is sorry.
(c) Basie has attended law school but never graduated.
(d) Basie is a fraud who never attended law school, lied on his bar exam, and faces revocation of his license and jail.

13. What does Christina say when Oscar says he needs a secretary?
(a) She calls Lily to see if she could help Oscar.
(b) She sends her personal secretary to help Oscar.
(c) She hires Ilse as his secretary.
(d) She dismisses his plans to hire a secretary, suggesting he needs only a wastebasket and a housekeeper.

14. Who has Christina consulted about fulfilling Harry's wish for a clean getaway like the Judge?
(a) Ilse.
(b) No one.
(c) Lily.
(d) Oscar.

15. What does Jerry think will happen by having Bagby hungering for intelligent talk in an intellectual wasteland?
(a) It will be too deep for the audience.
(b) It will make the audience hate the character even more.
(c) It will destroy the character.
(d) It will improve the character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stooped old man Lily saw walking past the window as she drove up?

2. What is the right hand side of the story?

3. What does Jerry explain as the left hand side of Oscar's story?

4. What is the final amount of the film apportioned to Oscar?

5. What does Kiester do regarding Oscar's script when undertaking a Civil War epic?

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