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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. How does Christina respond when Harry cites the 1983 Carson v. Here's Johnny Portable Toilets?
(a) She hopes Harry can have such an easy case.
(b) She laughs hysterically.
(c) She lashes out about a federal judge's time being consumed by such frivolity.
(d) She wishes Harry would find another career.

2. In Scene 2 of the play,Thomas approaches a limping Soldier wearing a worn Union uniform. Called back to active duty, the Soldier seeks to sell four months' worth of future pay for what?
(a) A week's worth of food.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) Three months' worth of cash for his family.
(d) A train ticket to see his family.

3. 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) When he sees the movie.
(b) After talking to the director about his film.
(c) The Times' review of the movie.
(d) Reading the script for the movie.

4. When Bagby leaves, Thomas and Kane discuss what?
(a) How the plantation is running.
(b) The mutual enmity evident at Quantness.
(c) How horrible a person Bagby is.
(d) What to do about Bagby.

5. Oscar maintains "when the idea is used in the context of the expression, combined with the expression, then the idea becomes part of the abuse I'm referring to," but denies what?
(a) Claiming propietary interest in either the French and Indian War or the Trail of Tears.
(b) Claiming proprietary interest in either the Civil War or Revolutionary War.
(c) Claiming proprietary interest in either the Revolutionary War or War of 1812.
(d) Claiming proprietary interest in either the Civil War or the Battle of Antietam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In more responsive hands, observes the Times, the characters of the movie might have reflected what?

2. What does Lily advise Oscar about the play?

3. Kiester serves notice of intent to examine Oscar in Los Angeles and demands what?

4. Why does James B. file a suit?

5. Using only the newspapers of the day, what is Oscar showing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is explained about the slave, Israel? What are both the Major, Kane, and William's thoughts regarding this discussion?

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

3. What happens in the next scene of Oscar's play?

4. What does Lily think of Oscar's play so far?

5. What does Lily do and say when she visits Oscar?

6. Where are Harry and Christina at the beginning of the story?

7. What does Oscar think of Basie? Why does he keep him around?

8. How does Oscar use Shakespeare in his argument? What is Pai's response to this?

9. How does Kevin know about Oscar's scar, according to Lily?

10. How is James B. bitten?

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