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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (through page 163).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Oscar the producer of "The Blood in the Red White and Blue," Kiester, has stolen the characters and themes of his play?
(a) After talking to the director about his film.
(b) The Times' review of the movie.
(c) Reading the script for the movie.
(d) When he sees the movie.

2. Basie remarks on the house's value. How does Oscar reply?
(a) The house is really not worth much.
(b) Privacy is valuable in an era of tract homes.
(c) The house is very old and large.
(d) The home has been in his family for generations.

3. Of what does Harry warn Oscar?
(a) He will get nowhere by suing the director of the Civil War movie.
(b) It will cost him thousands to have two law suits taking place.
(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.

4. How does Mother reply when Thomas asks what she wants?
(a) Only to stay with her son.
(b) To move up north.
(c) Only to lay up treasures in heaven.
(d) To move onto a nice plantation.

5. In more responsive hands, observes the Times, the characters of the movie might have reflected what?
(a) The characters of Oscar's play.
(b) The seriousness of war.
(c) The relationships between people.
(d) The deeper opposing dualities of man's nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. The defendants are enjoined to halt exhibition until when?

2. What has happened to Oscar?

3. What forces Thomas to go north to prevent the Union government from seizing everything?

4. What does the plaintiff do with the play?

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

(see the answer key)

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