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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. What is the right hand side of the story?

2. What does Bone do with the play besides summarizing the plot of the play and observing classical sources have been used?

3. Why does Oscar fail to notice Lily's new hairdo?

4. Why is Oscar upset about the obituary?

5. What does Christina say when Oscar says he needs a secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oscar learn about Basie?

2. What does Jerry think about Oscar's characters, Kane and Bagby?

3. What does Christina do about Oscar's legal bills? Why does she do this?

4. How does Father uses religion in a court case?

5. What does Lily say when she goes to see Oscar?

6. What connection is made between Lily and the law clerk?

7. What has happened because of Spot's death?

8. Why is Lily's father unable to collect his son's insurance money?

9. What does Oscar plan to do with his play?

10. What does Oscar do when he is served a subpoena? What does Christina think about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oscar latches onto Button.

Part 1) Who is Button? Why does Oscar latch onto him? To what discovery does this lead?

Part 2) What is the connection between Button and Basie? Why is this important?

Part 3) How does this discovery affect Oscar and his case? Why does the author create Basie in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Christina is frenzied and codependent.

Part 1) Why might she be this way? What makes this behavior escalate?

Part 2) How is this similar to Oscar's personality? How does it affect their relationship? Why does it affect their relationship?

Part 3) What affect does her personality have on Harry? Why does it have this affect?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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