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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 does Lily tell Oscar have been dashed?

2. In the morning, about what does Oscar read?

3. What has happened every time Christina has tried to reach Harry?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is learned about Lily's breasts?

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

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

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

9. What does Jerry think about religion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another minor theme is religious hypocrisy.

Part 1) How is this a theme? Why has the author included this as a theme?

Part 2) What can you guess about the author's opinion of the judicial system, based on this theme?

Part 3) How is this theme threaded throughout the story? How is this theme significant? How does it affect the various characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Food is a minor theme.

Part 1) How is this a theme? What is the purpose of this theme?

Part 2) How does this connection with food reflect American society?

Part 3) How does food and one's belief in the purpose of food affect the characters? How does it affect people today?

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