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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. What does Oscar say about Jerry's ideas, regarding the story?
(a) This is too spooky.
(b) I do not like this at all.
(c) This goes too far.
(d) This is not deep enough.

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

3. What is the final amount of the film apportioned to Oscar?
(a) 250% of the gross receipts to costs or $200,000.
(b) .25% of the gross receipts to costs or $200,000.
(c) 25% of the gross receipts to costs or $200,000.
(d) 2.5% of the gross receipts to costs or $200,000.

4. Why will the state do nothing to help Oscar with his legal fees, according to Harry?
(a) Oscar is the one to have accumulated them.
(b) The law profession is self-regulating.
(c) The state does not have the money to help him.
(d) It is Oscar's responsibility to pay his fees.

5. What does Jerry explain as the left hand side of Oscar's story?
(a) Kane hounding Thomas about justice and moral rectitude leading him deeper into his dilemma, and Bagby blackmailing him for 4,000 years of Christian guilt.
(b) There is no left hand side of Oscar's story.
(c) Thomas's trip north to take care of his uncle's property.
(d) The runaway slave, the invisible man haunting Thomas (and the entire play).

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christina do when she finds Oscar engrossed in a nature program?

2. What does Christina say when Oscar says he needs a secretary?

3. Who is the "Murderer" being burnt in effigy?

4. How does Oscar respond when Christina mocks him about finding a producer?

5. How does Jerry want to change the character of Kane, which would also put Broadway audiences in Oscar's hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lily's father unable to collect his son's insurance money?

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

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

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

6. What does Christina do about Oscar's legal bills? Why does she do this?

7. What are the connections between the play and the movie?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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