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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stage directions in the play's opening describe Pops's home as "a rent-controlled Palace ruled by" what (4)?
(a) "A grieving despot King."
(b) "A retired police officer."
(c) "A lost old man."
(d) "A fallen dictator."

2. Who is coming to Pops's apartment for dinner later in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Delores.
(b) The Church Lady.
(c) Mo Lubenthal.
(d) Glenda.

3. What theater company originally produced Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Roundabout Theatre Company.
(b) Atlantic Theater Company.
(c) Horizon Theater Company.
(d) Labyrinth Theater Company.

4. When do the stage directions indicate that Pops's wife died?
(a) Just before Christmas.
(b) Just before Easter.
(c) On New Year's Eve.
(d) On Mother's Day.

5. The stage directions indicate that Pops's apartment, "if deregulated, would easily fetch" how many times its current rent (4)?
(a) Twenty times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Ten times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Junior tell Pops and Oswaldo not to mess with when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Against what/whom has Pops been involved in a lawsuit?

3. What is Pops doing when Junior arrives that upsets Junior in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What was the name of Pops's wife?

5. What does Lulu eat for breakfast in Act 1, Scene 1?

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