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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Pops when he was shot?
(a) At home.
(b) On the street outside his home.
(c) In the police station.
(d) At a bar.

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

4. What does Oswaldo do after entering in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He calls his father.
(b) He vomits on the floor.
(c) He calls out for Lulu.
(d) He calls out for Junior.

5. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He asks if the baby is Junior's.
(b) He asks her if her father knows.
(c) He asks her if she is a prostitute.
(d) He asks her if she will get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does O'Connor suggest Lulu is engaging in, in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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

4. What nickname did the police give to the perp who Pops says he busted a dozen times for masturbating in public in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Why does Junior assert he is leaving town in Act 1, Scene 4?

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