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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Thomas?
(a) He is a figment of Oscar's imagination.
(b) He is the hero and a born aristocrat in his thirties, dressed in a rumbled field uniform, bearing a battle scar that is evident but not disfiguring.
(c) He is the Crease's next door neighbor.
(d) He is the director of the Civil War movie.

2. When Oscar admits at least one instance of two substitutes fighting and killing one another exists, how does Pai respond?
(a) He takes this as a quirk of history.
(b) He realizes the movie was inspired by Oscar's play.
(c) He does not believe Oscar.
(d) He sees this as proof that the movie does not copy the play.

3. Basie remarks on the house's value. How does Oscar reply?
(a) The house is really not worth much.
(b) The house is very old and large.
(c) Privacy is valuable in an era of tract homes.
(d) The home has been in his family for generations.

4. Why is Oscar certain he did not send his script to Kiester?
(a) He has never sent it to a movie producer.
(b) His name is very laughable.
(c) Kiester is not a well-known producer.
(d) He has never sent his script to anyone.

5. What does Harry advise Oscar regarding history?
(a) It cannot be repeated.
(b) One should not make a play about it.
(c) One cannot copyright it.
(d) It is boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the plaintiff do with the play?

2. How does Christina respond when Harry cites the 1983 Carson v. Here's Johnny Portable Toilets?

3. Why does Basie explain the complaint must conform to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

4. How does Oscar respond when Pai questions him saying, could Livingston not be expected to receive many such unsolicited scripts, written solely in hopes of financial reward?

5. How does Oscar say Bagby's swindling differs from Pentagon operations?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Harry and Christina at the beginning of the story?

2. What does Oscar think of Basie? Why does he keep him around?

3. How is James B. bitten?

4. What does Lily think of Oscar's play so far?

5. What has Lily's lawyer told Oscar about his injuries?

6. What takes place in Scene 2 of Oscar's play?

7. How does Oscar explain his accident?

8. Why must Thomas go to Quantness in this part of the play?

9. What happens in the next scene of Oscar's play?

10. What does Thomas recall about war in this scene?

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