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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 psychiatrist.
(b) To a gynecologist.
(c) To a pediatrician.
(d) To an obstetrician.

2. 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. Shaw.
(d) Dr. Black.

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 jacket.
(c) His box.
(d) His gun.

4. When did the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy premiere in New York City?
(a) March, 2014.
(b) January, 2016.
(c) August, 2015.
(d) July, 2014.

5. Who is coming to Pops's apartment for dinner later in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Mo Lubenthal.
(b) Delores.
(c) Glenda.
(d) The Church Lady.

6. When was the rental rate set on Pops's apartment?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1983.

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

8. What did Pops give to the man with the knife in his head on the way to the hospital, according to the story in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A shot of tequila.
(b) A book of Bible verses.
(c) A cigarette and a beer.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

9. In Act 1, Scene 3, what does Pops claim the man who shot him called him?
(a) "Pig."
(b) "Nigger."
(c) "Bastard."
(d) "Monster."

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

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

12. 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.

13. Why is Pops in conflict with the landlord of his apartment building?
(a) The landlord is selling the building.
(b) The landlord is harassing Lulu.
(c) The landlord has been arrested for fraud.
(d) The landlord is trying to evict him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does O'Connor suggest Lulu is engaging in, in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. How much money does the bartender charge the gorilla for his drink in the joke from Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What did the repeat offender for public masturbation do with the card that Pops gave to him?

4. What does Pops tell Lulu they will be having for dinner in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who tells the joke about the gorilla in Act 1, Scene 3?

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