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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the punchline of the gorilla joke in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "Well I'm on my ways back out!" (16).
(b) "Well what do you know!" (16).
(c) "At these prices I'm not surprised!" (16).
(d) "Well thanks for asking!" (16).

2. What character is revealed to have formerly worked with Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Detective O'Connor.
(c) Lieutenant Caro.
(d) Oswaldo.

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

4. Why does Pops refuse to take rent money from Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Because he considers him a guest.
(b) Because Oswaldo is his son.
(c) Because he owes Oswaldo money.
(d) Because Oswaldo is his brother.

5. Which of the following characters is revealed to have spent time in prison in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pops.
(b) Moms.
(c) Junior.
(d) Lulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show does the playwright cite in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Whom does Lulu claim is "sober" in Act 1, Scene 2 (14)?

3. When did Pops come into the cop force?

4. What does the gorilla order at the bar in the joke from Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who is coming to Pops's apartment for dinner later in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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