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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. When Thomas recalls viewing his opponent and himself, how does he see them?
(a) As fighting for victory.
(b) As two separate worlds colliding.
(c) As fighting for opposite causes.
(d) As together fighting death.

2. What has happened to Oscar?
(a) He had to work late at work.
(b) He needed a root canal.
(c) His meeting is running late.
(d) He has been run over by a car.

3. What does Basie try to show Oscar about artists?
(a) They can innocently use things without outright stealing them.
(b) They can often forget from what they are inspired.
(c) They should never be trusted.
(d) They often steal ideas from others.

4. With what does the official transcript of Oscar's deposition open?
(a) Basie and Jawaharlal Mahdar Pai, counsel for the defendant, are in a minor disagreement.
(b) Basie and Oscar and disagreeing on how to go about fighting Jawaharlal Mahdar Pai.
(c) Basie and Jawaharlal Mahdar Pai, counsel for the defendants, sparring over expediting matters.
(d) Jawaharlal Mahdar Pai and Oscar are arguing in the hallway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Thomas still dream about first stepping onto Quantness?

2. When Oscar admits at least one instance of two substitutes fighting and killing one another exists, how does Pai respond?

3. Christina and Harry go to Room 612B and find Oscar upset. Over what is he upset?

4. When does Jonathan Livingston change his name to Constantine Kiester?

5. What does Oscar fear about his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oscar explain his accident?

2. What does Oscar do when Harold Basie arrives?

3. How does Oscar become even more convinced the movie is based on his play? Of what does Harry warn him?

4. Why can Oscar not go to California, according to Christina? What are Basie and Oscar's plans, regarding this trip?

5. What does Basie notice when Oscar reads dialogue between Kane and Thomas about justice? How does Oscar respond?

6. When Mother refuses to leave her broken-down farmhouse, what is the reasoning she gives to Thomas?

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

8. What has Lily's lawyer told Oscar about his injuries?

9. What are news headlines, regarding Oscar's father? What do they mean for his father?

10. Why is Trish suing to maintain support payments for her son?

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