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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 14 (through page 405).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oscar feel about Father having no time to read his play?
(a) Sad.
(b) Reassured.
(c) Livid.
(d) Happy.

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

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

4. 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) Sift through evidence and conflicting testimony for facts.
(b) Compare the case to their own lives.
(c) Look for editing mistakes.
(d) Use their emotions to decide what is right.

5. The medical reports verify drowning as the proximate cause of death, so what are the jurors supposed to do?
(a) Decide if there are any intervening causes within the defendant's control, which would make him liable for the death.
(b) How deep the water was.
(c) If the boy had any medical conditions.
(d) Decide if the boy did in fact drown.

Short Answer Questions

1. When might Oscar's conflict with Father, since he saw the movie, blow over?

2. How does Christina feel about living with Oscar?

3. What are the jurors to disregard during the drowning case?

4. What does J. Harret Ruth share with Senator Orney Bilk?

5. Why does Oscar insist Christina come see the television?

(see the answer key)

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