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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. Against what/whom has Pops been involved in a lawsuit?
(a) The City of Newark.
(b) The City of Boston.
(c) The City of New York.
(d) The City of Baltimore.

2. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Drinking whiskey.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing cards.

3. What does Junior tell Pops and Oswaldo not to mess with when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His dog.
(b) His box.
(c) His gun.
(d) His jacket.

4. How does Lieutenant Caro describe Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "One of the great ones" (20).
(b) "A wild one" (20).
(c) "A retired old sod" (20).
(d) "A glorified dictator of the beat" (20).

5. When did Pops hire a private nurse?
(a) When his wife fell ill with cancer.
(b) When Oswaldo was shot.
(c) When he was shot.
(d) When Junior was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the role of Pops in the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy?

2. How does Lieutenant Caro describe his current situation at work in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Who tells the joke about the gorilla in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

5. Who gave Pops the dog?

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