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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. Harry warns of the risk and cost of contesting what?

2. Why does Oscar include natural slavery in the play?

3. Basie remarks on the house's value. How does Oscar reply?

4. Why does James B. file a suit?

5. What does the plaintiff do with the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What takes place in Scene 2 of Oscar's play?

3. Why has Pai been having this discussion with Oscar? What does he want to know?

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

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

6. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?

7. What is the rambling, disjointed message that Trish leaves for Christina?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry dies.

Part 1) How does Harry die? Is his death foreshadowed? Explain.

Part 2) How does his death affect the other characters? Why does it affect them this way?

Part 3) What is the purpose of Harry's death? Why would the author have him die?

Part 4) Compare and contrast aspects of Harry's life and death to that of Judge Crease's.

Essay Topic 2

Oscar and Christina are siblings.

Part 1) Describe their relationship.

Part 2) Describe their similarities and differences. Explain why they have these similarities and differences.

Part 3) Compare and contrast their relationship with one another to their relationships with others.

Essay Topic 3

Racism is raised.

Part 1) What is the connection between racism and one of the story's themes?

Part 2) How does racism permeate both the story and Oscar's play? What is the reason for this?

Part 3) Racist comments are made. Why? How does this racism affect you as the reader? Why are you affected this way?

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