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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Junior bring in from the apartment door when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A flyer for a pizza joint.
(b) A notice from the landlord.
(c) A letter from his sister.
(d) A poster for a movie.

2. How much money did Caro spend on the engagement ring that he purchased?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $40,000.

3. What is Lulu supposedly studying?
(a) Pre-med.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Biology.

4. What was the name of Pops's wife?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Delores.
(d) Anna.

5. What does O'Connor comment that Lulu calls Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Big Daddy.
(b) Grampa.
(c) Dad.
(d) Old Man.

6. Why is Pops in conflict with the landlord of his apartment building?
(a) The landlord is harassing Lulu.
(b) The landlord is selling the building.
(c) The landlord has been arrested for fraud.
(d) The landlord is trying to evict him.

7. At what time of day does Act 1, Scene 3 open?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

8. What medical condition does Pops claim to have in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Glaucoma.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Alzheimer's.

9. Who played Oswaldo in the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Victor Almanzar.
(b) Austin Pendleton.
(c) Ron Cephas Jones.
(d) Stephen McKinley Henderson.

10. When did Pops hire a private nurse?
(a) When Junior was shot.
(b) When his wife fell ill with cancer.
(c) When Oswaldo was shot.
(d) When he was shot.

11. How does Caro say his father died in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He died from cancer.
(d) He committed suicide.

12. How did Caro get the money to purchase an engagement ring?
(a) In a poker game.
(b) He stole it.
(c) From an inheritance.
(d) He won a lawsuit.

13. What does Junior tell Pops and Oswaldo not to mess with when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His box.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His gun.
(d) His dog.

14. What does Pops ask Oswaldo for in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His breakfast plate.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) A butter knife.
(d) His pocket watch.

15. How does Lulu say she thinks Junior feels about the baby in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She thinks he does not want her to have it.
(b) She thinks that Junior is excited to be a father.
(c) She thinks that Junior does not believe her.
(d) She thinks that Junior hopes for a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the stage directions indicate that Pops's wife died?

2. What is Pops' real first name, according to the stage directions in the play's opening?

3. What does Caro tell Pops in order to diffuse their conflict in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What nickname did the police give to the perp who Pops says he busted a dozen times for masturbating in public in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?

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