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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. Why are the Judge's ashes in a coffee can?

2. To what does the clerk compare the death of a great man?

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

4. What does Bone do next, in equal detail?

5. Where does Oscar tell Christina that Ilse is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Oscar learn about Basie?

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

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

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

7. What is learned about Lily's breasts?

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

9. What does Jerry think about religion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Lily snaps.

Part 1) What stress does Lily have in her life? Why does she snap?

Part 2) How do others deal with her at this point? Why? What is the connection with her snapping to what is going on in the story?

Part 3) What does this reveal about Lily's personality? What are your thoughts and opinion of Lily? Explain.

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