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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 concerns Lily about the house, if Oscar does not care for it?

2. When might Oscar's conflict with Father, since he saw the movie, blow over?

3. Why does Oscar fail to notice Lily's new hairdo?

4. Why will the state do nothing to help Oscar with his legal fees, according to Harry?

5. What is the final amount of the film apportioned to Oscar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jerry think about religion?

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

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

6. What does Oscar learn about Basie?

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

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

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

10. How are Harry and Oscar's situations with their fathers similar?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

A recurring theme is black vs. Jew.

Part 1) Why does the author make this a theme?

Part 2) How does this theme affect the relationships of the characters of varying ethnicity?

Part 3) Are you surprised about this theme in a contemporary story? Why or why not?

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