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

2. Why does Oscar include natural slavery in the play?

3. What does Basie try to show Oscar about artists?

4. What does Trish gush with joy over, besides Oscar now having someone to sue so he will be set for life?

5. What convinces Oscar the producer of "The Blood in the Red White and Blue," Kiester, has stolen the characters and themes of his play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is wrong with Lily, when she enters the scene?

6. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?

7. For what do both Oscar and Trish want to sue?

8. What is the rambling, disjointed message that Trish leaves for Christina?

9. Why must Thomas go to Quantness in this part of the play?

10. How does Kiester respond to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a comparison between the dialogue of plays to action in films.

Part 1) Describe dialogue in the play. Describe action in the film.

Part 2) How are dialogue and action compared? Why are they compared?

Part 3) How is this comparison revealed when Oscar sees the movie? What are his thoughts on dialogue in a play and action in a film? Why does he feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Harry dies.

Part 1) How does Harry die? Is his death foreshadowed? Explain.

Part 2) How does his death affect the other characters? Why does it affect them this way?

Part 3) What is the purpose of Harry's death? Why would the author have him die?

Part 4) Compare and contrast aspects of Harry's life and death to that of Judge Crease's.

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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