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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 is Pops' response when Lulu tells him in Act 1, Scene 2, "I really appreciate you taking me in, Dad" (15)?
2. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2?
3. Which statement describes Pops's feelings about Lulu's pregnancy in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. At what time of day does Act 1, Scene 3 open?
5. How much money does the bartender charge the gorilla for his drink in the joke from Act 1, Scene 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between Pops and Detective O'Connor?
2. How does Lulu respond when Pops asks her about getting a job in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?
4. Why does Junior criticize his father when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. What promise does Pops make to Lulu in Act 1, Scene 2?
6. What are the circumstances of Pops' dispute with his landlord?
7. How is Pops' apartment described in the stage directions for Act 1?
8. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?
9. Why do O'Connor and Caro attempt to convince Pops to drop the lawsuit in Act 1, Scene 3?
10. How is the setting described for Act 1, Scene 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Detective O'Connor and what is her relationship to Pops? What appears to be O'Connor's main objective in the story? Does she achieve that objective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of Between Riverside and Crazy. What is the importance of the setting to the plot of the story? What imagery is described in the stage directions for the setting of the play? How does the setting change in the course of the play?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the dead Christmas tree that is described in the stage directions for several scenes? What do you think this object symbolizes? Why?
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