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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15 (through page 430).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930s, the yellow press ran stories about Grandfather doing what?
(a) Opening a secret dive bar during the days of Prohibition.
(b) Running for governor.
(c) Becoming a lawyer and finally a judge.
(d) Hiring substitutes in both the Union and Confederate armies who ended up killing one another

2. Thomas muses how the trees, rocks and ditches - all so casually ignored in peacetime - are what in battle?
(a) In the way of the soldiers.
(b) Cruel and disfigured.
(c) Bloody and twisted.
(d) Crucial to survival.

3. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?
(a) To annoy Kiester.
(b) To waste time.
(c) To prove the ad campaign is a last-minute attempt to poison the atmosphere over Szyrk.
(d) To prove that the movie is based on his play.

4. When Oscar fetches wine, how does Christina annoy him?
(a) When she tells him he should not have any wine.
(b) When she does not want a glass of wine.
(c) When she demands he be careful with the bottle.
(d) When she demands the first glass.

5. How does Oscar feel about Father having no time to read his play?
(a) Sad.
(b) Livid.
(c) Reassured.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oscar seats a guest, Harold Basie, in Grandfather's chair and asks him to do what?

2. What does Kiester do regarding Oscar's script when undertaking a Civil War epic?

3. What has happened every time Christina has tried to reach Harry?

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

5. When Thomas recalls viewing his opponent and himself, how does he see them?

(see the answer key)

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