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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. What does Christina say should have been an early sign Oscar would never please Father?

2. What does Oscar secretly have?

3. Where does Oscar tell Christina that Ilse is?

4. How does Oscar feel about Father having no time to read his play?

5. What does Bone do with the play besides summarizing the plot of the play and observing classical sources have been used?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Christina and Lily find Oscar staring blankly in the library?

2. How does Christina react when a real estate woman shows up at the house?

3. What does Lily say when she goes to see Oscar?

4. How are Harry and Oscar's situations with their fathers similar?

5. What are Lily, Harry, and Oscar watching?

6. What has happened because of Spot's death?

7. What does Oscar learn about Basie?

8. What does Jerry think about Oscar's characters, Kane and Bagby?

9. What is learned about Lily's breasts?

10. What does Oscar plan to do with his play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family myth is destroyed.

Part 1) What is the family myth? How is it destroyed? How are the various characters affected by this?

Part 2) How different would the story have been if this myth had been discovered earlier in the story?

Part 3) How has this discover affected you as the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Trish has an abortion.

Part 1) Why does she have an abortion? What are the complications with this abortion? What does this abortion reveal about Trish's personality?

Part 2) Why does Harry not want Christina to get involved with Trish's problems? Is he right in saying this? Why or why not?

Part 3) Does Christina listen to Harry? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Racism is raised.

Part 1) What is the connection between racism and one of the story's themes?

Part 2) How does racism permeate both the story and Oscar's play? What is the reason for this?

Part 3) Racist comments are made. Why? How does this racism affect you as the reader? Why are you affected this way?

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