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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What forces Thomas to go north to prevent the Union government from seizing everything?
(a) His ill wife.
(b) His dying sister.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) His uncle's death.

2. In a complaint filed with U.S. District Court, SD, New York, September 30, 1990, Oscar L. Crease, Plaintiff vs. Erebus Entertainment, Inc., Ben B. F. Leva, Constantine Kiester a/k/a Jonathan Livingston (Siegal), and others, Defendants, alleges on or about July 1, 1977, plaintiff submits an original play entitled "Once at Antietam" to Kiester, then a television producer; Kiester returns said play with a note, saying what?
(a) It is a beautiful play, but he is not interested.
(b) It is unsuitable for television.
(c) He wants to use it as inspiration for movie.
(d) It is spooky.

3. Kiester serves notice of intent to examine Oscar in Los Angeles and demands what?
(a) Copies of any evidence.
(b) His presence.
(c) Time to organize a defense team.
(d) His play.

4. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?
(a) To annoy Kiester.
(b) To waste time.
(c) To prove the ad campaign is a last-minute attempt to poison the atmosphere over Szyrk.
(d) To prove that the movie is based on his play.

5. Who is Thomas?
(a) He is the Crease's next door neighbor.
(b) He is the director of the Civil War movie.
(c) He is a figment of Oscar's imagination.
(d) 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.

6. William longs to fight in the war, which Thomas says what?
(a) Is already lost.
(b) Will end peacefully.
(c) Will be a short war.
(d) Is a sure victory.

7. Why does James B. file a suit?
(a) He is trying to coax his pet out and is bitten.
(b) His dog is injured in a construction accident.
(c) His pet dies in a car accident.
(d) He is bitten by a strange dog.

8. Pai suggests that if such contention continues, he will move the hearing before whom?
(a) A state magistrate.
(b) A community magistrate.
(c) A federal magistrate.
(d) A stipendiary magistrate.

9. How does Oscar say Bagby's swindling differs from Pentagon operations?
(a) Only in scope (thousands vs. billions of dollars).
(b) Bagby represents the Pentagon but from an earlier era.
(c) The Pentagon is trustworthy, unlike Bagby.
(d) Bagby is more honest than the Pentagon.

10. Who is Christina's schoolgirl friend?
(a) Trish.
(b) Isle.
(c) Lily.
(d) Harry.

11. Why does Oscar say his play has never been performed?
(a) He has yet to complete it.
(b) Broadway only wants "tits and ass."
(c) He is too afraid to show it to a producer.
(d) Broadway was never big enough for him.

12. 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?
(a) Oscar denies such motivation.
(b) Oscar is not sure of his motivation.
(c) Oscar agrees that was his motivation.
(d) Oscar agrees that monetary gain was a part of his motivation.

13. Of what does Harry warn Oscar?
(a) It will cost him thousands to have two law suits taking place.
(b) He will get nowhere by suing the director of the Civil War movie.
(c) The media are looking for signs of family madness to get even with Father over Szyrk.
(d) He will not be able to help him.

14. About what does Thomas still dream about first stepping onto Quantness?
(a) His surprise at seeing this beautiful plantation.
(b) How vast the property was.
(c) He was moved by hunger to shoot a quail that will not die.
(d) How happy he was.

15. To what does Pai direct Oscar's attention to that Oscar identifies as coming from Book 1 of Plato's Republic?
(a) The dialogue between Mother and Thomas about his trip north to protect his late uncle's assets.
(b) The dialogue between the Major and Kane about Bagby and Thomas begin in cahoots.
(c) The dialogue between Thomas and Kane about Bagby's illegal dealings.
(d) The dialogue between the Major and Kane about money and how man at the point of death is troubled by things he has never before taken seriously.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pai say separates Oscar from Shakespeare?

2. Bringing Oscar groceries, what does Christina tell Harry about Lily?

3. What does Oscar fear about his house?

4. About what does Oscar worry, regarding his hospital bill?

5. Bagby says the miners fear a drop in wages if the President does what?

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