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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without insurance, what can Lily not do?

2. Basie says a newspaper report has raised hopes in Oscar's case, provided what?

3. When Bagby leaves, Thomas and Kane discuss what?

4. Why must Thomas go to Quantness?

5. Why are Harry and Christina Lutz waiting for Oscar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ends Oscar's play's character's, Thomas, dream of a life in public office?

2. How does Basie explain why members of Oscar's family are left out of the suit and the language is repetitious?

3. How does the reader first meet Trish Hemsley?

4. How does the official transcript of Oscar's deposition open?

5. What do Pai and Oscar do after Oscar's nap?

6. How is James B. bitten?

7. How and why does Basie interrupt the reading of the script?

8. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A major theme is that the essence of law lies in language.

Part 1) How is this a theme?

Part 2) Do you believe this to be true in real life? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is language use significant throughout this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Another minor theme is religious hypocrisy.

Part 1) How is this a theme? Why has the author included this as a theme?

Part 2) What can you guess about the author's opinion of the judicial system, based on this theme?

Part 3) How is this theme threaded throughout the story? How is this theme significant? How does it affect the various characters?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar and Christina are siblings.

Part 1) Describe their relationship.

Part 2) Describe their similarities and differences. Explain why they have these similarities and differences.

Part 3) Compare and contrast their relationship with one another to their relationships with others.

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