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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. What news from Harry does Christina give to Oscar?

2. What will Father believe Oscar has done to Grandfather?

3. What does Jerry think will happen by having Bagby hungering for intelligent talk in an intellectual wasteland?

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

5. What does Jerry explain as the left hand side of Oscar's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened because of Spot's death?

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

3. What does Oscar learn about Basie?

4. How does Father uses religion in a court case?

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

6. What is learned about Lily's breasts?

7. In what ways is the lower court correct? In what ways is Oscar correct?

8. What does Jerry think about religion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Christina is frenzied and codependent.

Part 1) Why might she be this way? What makes this behavior escalate?

Part 2) How is this similar to Oscar's personality? How does it affect their relationship? Why does it affect their relationship?

Part 3) What affect does her personality have on Harry? Why does it have this affect?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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