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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the doctor in the building that Pops insists in taking Lulu to see in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dr. Shaw.
(b) Dr. Black.
(c) Dr. Anderson.
(d) Dr. Stephens.

2. Pops tells Junior in Act 1, Scene 3 that Moms was his superior in every way except for what exception?
(a) Helping with homework.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Cooking.

3. Who tells the joke about the gorilla in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Junior.
(b) Lieutenant Caro.
(c) Pops.
(d) Detective O'Connor.

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

5. Who is Oswaldo going to make amends with in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

6. Why is Pops having a dispute with his landlord?
(a) The landlord is selling the building.
(b) The landlord is attempting to raise the rent for Pops.
(c) The landlord wants him to move out of the rent-controlled apartment.
(d) The landlord has engaged in money laundering.

7. What is Lieutenant Caro's first name?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jack.
(c) Dave.
(d) Mark.

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

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 grieving despot King."
(c) "A lost old man."
(d) "A retired police officer."

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

11. What symbolic image is described in the room in the stage directions for Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A recliner.
(c) A dead Christmas tree, fully lit.
(d) An EKG monitor and IV.

12. How does Pops say Junior feels about kids in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He loves kids.
(b) He is abusive to kids.
(c) He is afraid of kids.
(d) He hates kids.

13. Who are the lawyers that Pops has hired in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Lubenthal and Lubenthal.
(b) Henderson and Henderson.
(c) O'Connor and Caro.
(d) Bernstein and Stanley.

14. What had the perp who told the gorilla joke been arrested for?
(a) Public indecency.
(b) Domestic abuse.
(c) Murder.
(d) Armed robbery.

15. What did the repeat offender for public masturbation do with the card that Pops gave to him?
(a) He threw it in Pops's face.
(b) He sold it.
(c) He threw it away.
(d) He got it laminated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Detective O'Connor's first name?

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

3. What medical condition does Pops claim to have in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. When did Pops come into the cop force?

5. What does Pops ask Oswaldo for in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

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