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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Christina afraid when Oscar reads he has lost the suit?
(a) He will file another suit.
(b) He will cry.
(c) He will explode.
(d) He will have a heart attack.

2. A copy of District Judge Crease's Instructions to the Jury in the case of Fickert v. Ude arrives in the mail. What are jurors told to do?
(a) Look for editing mistakes.
(b) Compare the case to their own lives.
(c) Use their emotions to decide what is right.
(d) Sift through evidence and conflicting testimony for facts.

3. Why does Oscar insist Christina come see the television?
(a) There's a mob carrying placards that say, "KEEP GOD IN AMERICA, MURDERER."
(b) Spot the dog is being interviewed on the nightly news.
(c) His father is speaking to the camera.
(d) There are many funny commercials to watch.

4. Why are the Judge's ashes in a coffee can?
(a) No one wanted to pay for an urn.
(b) Father loved to drink coffee.
(c) The funeral home ran out of urns.
(d) An urn would cost $100, which would infuriate the Judge.

5. Why is Lily spooked by the clerk's many trips to the bathroom and the sound of trickling?
(a) It makes her need to use the restroom.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) He does not close the door.
(d) It reminds her of her lump.

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

7. Why had Harry, who had known this a few days, not told Oscar?
(a) He was hoping to find a better lawyer.
(b) It gives him his only chance of overthrowing a negative verdict.
(c) He was looking into Basie's past.
(d) It gives him time to think about how he feels about Basie.

8. How much is the settlement offer worth about which Christina tells Harry?
(a) Nearly $250,000.
(b) Nearly $2,000,000.
(c) Nearly $100,000.
(d) Nearly $150,000.

9. What does Jerry explain as the left hand side of Oscar's story?
(a) Kane hounding Thomas about justice and moral rectitude leading him deeper into his dilemma, and Bagby blackmailing him for 4,000 years of Christian guilt.
(b) Thomas's trip north to take care of his uncle's property.
(c) The runaway slave, the invisible man haunting Thomas (and the entire play).
(d) There is no left hand side of Oscar's story.

10. What does Christina do when she finds Oscar engrossed in a nature program?
(a) She turns off the television.
(b) She criticizes his odd tastes.
(c) She asks him what he is watching.
(d) She sits down to enjoy the show as well.

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

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

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

14. What does Lily tell Oscar that her Daddy and Rev. Billy Joe are blaming her for?
(a) Allowing Billie to buy a car.
(b) Bringing a lawyer down to help Daddy collect the insurance money.
(c) Giving Billie alcohol before wrecking his new car.
(d) Not stopping Billie from driving home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the district judge think about Oscar's case?

2. How much is Father's estate worth?

3. Why is Christina shocked that Oscar would waste time reading his play to this person?

4. What is Christina doing when Oscar and Lily find her on the phone with her vulture sisters-in-law?

5. What does Lily realize when Oscar yells for them to all come and see what is on the television?

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