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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oswaldo say he was threatened with in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A whip.
(b) A knife.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A gun.

2. What does Oswaldo demand angrily from Pops at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) His police badge.
(b) HIs gun.
(c) His car keys.
(d) His credit card.

3. What sits on the table next to Pops in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A globe.
(b) Pops's wedding picture.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) Junior's wedding picture.

4. Who is paying for Pops's medical bills, according to Junior in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Police Association.
(b) The Church Lady.
(c) Oswaldo.
(d) Junior.

5. What setting is established in the stage directions for Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The roof.
(b) Pops's bedroom.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen table.

6. What did Junior's mother suggest he get because "a black man needs that" in Act 2, Scene 2 (44)?
(a) Calcium.
(b) Potassium.
(c) Iron.
(d) Vitamin D.

7. For how long will Pops be able to live rent-free in his apartment according to the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 12 months.

8. What was Pops's father's profession?
(a) He was a traveling salesman.
(b) He was a Naval Admiral.
(c) He was a police officer.
(d) He was a stock broker.

9. Where does Pops go after making his demand in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) To his bedroom.
(c) To the bathroom.
(d) To the roof.

10. What does Pops tell Junior to take out of the room in the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The suitcases.
(b) The flowers and the dog.
(c) The moving boxes.
(d) The wheelchair.

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

12. What does Oswaldo ask Pops for money for in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Bus fare.
(b) To rent a car.
(c) Cocaine and a hooker.
(d) An airplane ticket.

13. How does Pops describe his last wishes in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He wants to be cremated and scattered in the ocean.
(b) He wants no funeral.
(c) He wants a large funeral.
(d) He wants Junior to marry Lulu.

14. What will happen to Junior's criminal record based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) It will be shortened.
(b) It will be expanded upon.
(c) It will be wiped clean.
(d) It will be amended.

15. What is revealed about Lulu in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is not pregnant.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is having an abortion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Pops claim injured him in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What is one of the key themes in Between Riverside and Crazy?

3. What symbolic object is noted in the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Oswaldo says in Act 1, Scene 5 that the person he visited called him a "weak addict just circlling" what (33)?

5. What color clothing is the Church Lady dressed in, in Act 2, Scene 1?

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