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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stage directions indicate that Pops's apartment, "if deregulated, would easily fetch" how many times its current rent (4)?
(a) Twenty times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Ten times.

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

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. To what kind of doctor does Pops say he is going to take Lulu when she confesses she is pregnant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To a pediatrician.
(b) To an obstetrician.
(c) To a gynecologist.
(d) To a psychiatrist.

5. What does Lulu eat for breakfast in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Pie.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Cake.

6. What is Pops' real first name, according to the stage directions in the play's opening?
(a) Walter.
(b) Jack.
(c) James.
(d) George.

7. What is Pops' response when Lulu tells him in Act 1, Scene 2, "I really appreciate you taking me in, Dad" (15)?
(a) "I love you, Lulu. You're welcome."
(b) "You need to get out soon, honey."
(c) "You're my daughter."
(d) "You family, Lulu. Ain't a thing."

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

9. What does the gorilla order at the bar in the joke from Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A banana.
(b) A White Russian.
(c) A banana daquiri.
(d) A martini.

10. Whom does Lulu claim is "sober" in Act 1, Scene 2 (14)?
(a) Pops.
(b) Oswaldo.
(c) Moms.
(d) Junior.

11. How does Pops say he believes cops secretly feel about themselves in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He believes they secretly wish they were criminals.
(b) He believes they secretly want justice.
(c) He believes they secretly hate themselves.
(d) He believes they secretly feel they are god.

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

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

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

15. Who gave Pops the dog?
(a) Pops's wife.
(b) The Church Lady.
(c) Junior.
(d) Lulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day was it when Pops was shot?

2. Where does Junior say Oswaldo was supposed to be going this morning in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Why is Pops having a dispute with his landlord?

4. Why is Pops in conflict with the landlord of his apartment building?

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

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