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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lulu insists to Pops in Act 1, Scene 2 that he start taking his medications for what conditions?
(a) Glaucoma, diabetes, heart, and blood pressure.
(b) Depression and anxiety.
(c) Epilepsy and high blood pressure.
(d) Cancer and high blood pressure.

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

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

4. Who gave Pops the dog?
(a) Junior.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Pops's wife.
(d) The Church Lady.

5. Whom does Lulu claim is "sober" in Act 1, Scene 2 (14)?
(a) Moms.
(b) Junior.
(c) Pops.
(d) Oswaldo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objective does Pops accuse O'Connor and Caro of having in their action of trying to convince him against his pursuit with the city in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is the setting established for Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. What does Junior bring in from the apartment door when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. To whom did Caro give the engagement ring which he purchased?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Pops's race a factor in his circumstances with his former job?

2. How would you describe Junior's behavior in the first half of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Who is Oswaldo and how would you describe his relationship with Pops in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. How is Lulu's character introduced? What do the stage directions indicate regarding Lulu's appearance?

5. How is the setting described in the stage directions for the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

6. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?

7. Why does Junior criticize his father when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

8. What is the relationship between Pops and Detective O'Connor?

9. How did Caro obtain the money for the engagement ring? How much did it cost?

10. What does the knife story reveal about Pops's character in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer keys)

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