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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Trish receive diamonds?

2. Oscar is not sure he will walk again and has been assured by Kevin, Lily's lawyer; his scar is what?

3. How does Oscar say Bagby's swindling differs from Pentagon operations?

4. The insurance company, once willing to settle for $500 plus hospital bills, now wants what?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Trish suing to maintain support payments for her son?

2. What do Pai and Oscar do after Oscar's nap?

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

4. What does Thomas recall about war in this scene?

5. How does Basie explain why members of Oscar's family are left out of the suit and the language is repetitious?

6. How does Kiester respond to this?

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

8. Why can Oscar not go to California, according to Christina? What are Basie and Oscar's plans, regarding this trip?

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

10. What ends Oscar's play's character's, Thomas, dream of a life in public office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a comparison between the dialogue of plays to action in films.

Part 1) Describe dialogue in the play. Describe action in the film.

Part 2) How are dialogue and action compared? Why are they compared?

Part 3) How is this comparison revealed when Oscar sees the movie? What are his thoughts on dialogue in a play and action in a film? Why does he feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Oscar and Christina revert to childhood at the end of the novel.

Part 1) Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this behavior reflect the personalities of these characters?

Part 3) Why does the author end the story this way? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

A minor theme is Hiawatha.

Part 1) What or who is Hiawatha? How is this a theme?

Part 2) Why has the author included this as a theme?

Part 3) What is its connection with other themes in the book? Explain.

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