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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What season is described in the opening stage directions for Act 1?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

3. What does Junior say he will drop off when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A rent check.
(b) Pops's suitcase.
(c) A pack of cigarettes.
(d) A stolen stereo.

4. What does Lulu say she is going to be someday in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A stock broker.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. The stage directions in the play's opening describe Pops's home as "a rent-controlled Palace ruled by" what (4)?

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

4. What is Pops's last name?

5. What character in the play is described as a recovering alcoholic?

(see the answer key)

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