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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television show does the playwright cite in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Californication.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Game of Thrones.
(d) Shameless.

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. Which of the following characters is revealed to have spent time in prison in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pops.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Junior.
(d) Moms.

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

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

6. What theater company originally produced Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Roundabout Theatre Company.
(b) Atlantic Theater Company.
(c) Labyrinth Theater Company.
(d) Horizon Theater Company.

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

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

9. How does Caro say his father died in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He died from cancer.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He was in a car accident.

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

11. Where does Junior say Oswaldo was supposed to be going this morning in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) New Jersey.

12. 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 family, Lulu. Ain't a thing."
(d) "You're my daughter."

13. 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) Cooking.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Cleaning.

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

15. Which statement describes Pops's feelings about Lulu's pregnancy in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Don't nobody tell Junior" (15).
(b) "I'm tickled pink, Lulu" (15).
(c) "You are a fool, Lulu" (15).
(d) "We gotta find a solution" (15).

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pops complain about Lulu's attire in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does O'Connor attempt to convince Pops to do during her visit in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. How does Lulu say she thinks Junior feels about the baby in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Caro tell Pops in order to diffuse their conflict in Act 1, Scene 3?

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