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

2. What does Lily realize when Oscar yells for them to all come and see what is on the television?
(a) Oscar is watching the movie.
(b) Oscar is watching another nature program.
(c) Oscar had forgotten Father had died.
(d) Oscar does not know his father has died.

3. A copy of District Judge Crease's Instructions to the Jury in the case of Fickert v. Ude arrives in the mail. What are jurors told to do?
(a) Look for editing mistakes.
(b) Sift through evidence and conflicting testimony for facts.
(c) Use their emotions to decide what is right.
(d) Compare the case to their own lives.

4. Why is Christina shocked that Oscar would waste time reading his play to this person?
(a) His play is horrible.
(b) She thinks he should give up on his play.
(c) She thinks no one will want to produce his play.
(d) She thinks he should be pursuing his appeal.

5. What news from Harry does Christina give to Oscar?
(a) Basie is his best friend and can be trusted.
(b) Basie has attended law school but never graduated.
(c) Basie is the best lawyer Harry could find, and he is sorry.
(d) Basie is a fraud who never attended law school, lied on his bar exam, and faces revocation of his license and jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lily spooked by the clerk's many trips to the bathroom and the sound of trickling?

2. What does Lily tell Oscar that her Daddy and Rev. Billy Joe are blaming her for?

3. The medical reports verify drowning as the proximate cause of death, so what are the jurors supposed to do?

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

5. What does Christina insist about the movie's hero?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Oscar do when he is served a subpoena? What does Christina think about this?

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

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

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

6. What are Oscar's plans for his play?

7. Why does Oscar want Christina to see the television?

8. What does Jerry think about religion?

9. What is learned about Lily's breasts?

10. What might happen regarding the legal bills brought about from Oscars suit? Why is this?

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