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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the setting established for Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The roof.
(b) Pops's bedroom.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen table.

5. What does Pops tell Lulu they will be having for dinner in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pork roast.
(b) Shrimps and veal.
(c) Chicken and waffles.
(d) Barbecue ribs.

6. What does Junior say he will drop off when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A rent check.
(b) A stolen stereo.
(c) Pops's suitcase.
(d) A pack of cigarettes.

7. Lulu insists to Pops in Act 1, Scene 2 that he start taking his medications for what conditions?
(a) Glaucoma, diabetes, heart, and blood pressure.
(b) Depression and anxiety.
(c) Cancer and high blood pressure.
(d) Epilepsy and high blood pressure.

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

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

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

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

12. What setting is indicated for the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Kitchen table.
(b) Rooftop.
(c) Pops's bedroom.
(d) Living room.

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

14. What does O'Connor suggest Junior is involved in, in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Underground trade of illegal drugs.
(b) Performing as a hit-man.
(c) Illicit trade in stolen electronics.
(d) Cyber hacking.

15. What does Caro tell Pops in order to diffuse their conflict in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He tells Pops that he loves him.
(b) He tells Pops that O'Connor wants him to give her away at her wedding.
(c) He tells Pops that he wants to ask Lulu to marry him.
(d) He tells Pops that Junior's criminal record has been wiped clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy premiere in New York City?

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

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

4. What season is described in the opening stage directions for Act 1?

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

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