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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Pops doing when Junior arrives that upsets Junior in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Making scrambled eggs.
(c) Drinking in the morning.
(d) Talking to Oswaldo.

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

4. What does Oswaldo offer Pops to eat in the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Cupcakes.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cereal.

5. What type of chair is Pops sitting in at the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A wingback chair.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A folding chair.
(d) A recliner.

6. Who shot Pops?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A man fleeing a robbery.
(c) A black rookie cop.
(d) A white rookie cop.

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

8. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A movie set.
(b) A stage.
(c) A foreign land.
(d) A fairytale.

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

10. How much money did Caro spend on the engagement ring that he purchased?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $25,000.

11. What is Pops's last name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Washington.
(c) Smith.
(d) White.

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

13. What does O'Connor attempt to convince Pops to do during her visit in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) To come back to work.
(b) To move to Staten Island.
(c) To give up his civil lawsuit.
(d) To sell his car.

14. What medical condition does Pops claim to have in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) Glaucoma.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Epilepsy.

15. What activity does O'Connor suggest Lulu is engaging in, in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Dealing drugs.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Cyber hacking.
(d) Illicit trade in stolen electronics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Pops when he was shot?

2. Who are the lawyers that Pops has hired in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What is Pops' response when Lulu tells him in Act 1, Scene 2, "I really appreciate you taking me in, Dad" (15)?

4. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What profession does Caro say his father had in Act 1, Scene 3?

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