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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. The Major makes an aside to Kane about what, regarding Israel?
(a) All slaves should be educated.
(b) Israel will never get caught.
(c) Educating a slave to read and carve wood like Israel is an invitation to trouble. K
(d) Israel would be a powerful ally to have against Thomas.

2. When Oscar wonders how Kevin can describe his scar, what does Lily reveal?
(a) She took photographs of Oscar's scar.
(b) They ate dinner together last night, and watched a very bloody film.
(c) Kevin visited Oscar in the hospital.
(d) Lily described the scar to Kevin.

3. Why does Oscar include natural slavery in the play?
(a) Because it is shocking.
(b) Because it is believed by most people.
(c) Because he believes it.
(d) Because the Major - not he - believes in it.

4. Why does Mother resent Thomas' marriage to Giulielma?
(a) He married her to escape his family.
(b) He married her to control the plantation.
(c) He married her for her money.
(d) He married her out of spite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does James B. file a suit?

2. When Harry calls Oscar, what advice does he give him?

3. From whom does Christina read Oscar a letter?

4. Harry hopes once Szyrk is reversed, what will happen?

5. How does Oscar reply when Basie interrupts to ask how Israel fits into his play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oscar want invasion of privacy added to his complaint? Why does he want to add this?

2. How is James B. bitten?

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

4. How does Oscar use Shakespeare in his argument? What is Pai's response to this?

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

6. How does Kevin know about Oscar's scar, according to Lily?

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

8. What does Oscar do when Harold Basie arrives?

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

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

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