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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the key themes in Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Parent-child relationships.
(b) The consequences of Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Childhood abandonment.
(d) Obsession with nature.

2. Who has come by to visit Pops during his illness in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) O'Connor and Caro.
(b) Dolores and Glenda.
(c) Mo Lubenstein.
(d) Lulu and Glenda.

3. Who reveals that there has been a settlement in Pops's case in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Lieutenant Caro.
(c) Detective O'Connor.
(d) Junior.

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

5. What objects are noted in the setting for Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A dead Christimas tree and a wheelchair.
(b) A stack of suitcases.
(c) An EKG monitor and an IV stand.
(d) A wheelchair and a lamp.

6. Where does Pops appear in the setting in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) In the living room.
(b) On the roof.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the basement.

7. What is Junior doing in the opening of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Smoking marijuana.
(d) Drinking.

8. What item of clothing does Pops demand of Caro in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) His hat.
(b) His necktie.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His pocket watch.

9. The actor who plays the nurse attending to Pops in Act 2, Scene 3 is noted as being the same actor who plays what character?
(a) Caro.
(b) Oswaldo.
(c) O'Connor.
(d) Junior.

10. When does Act 2, Scene 4 take place in relation to the previous scene?
(a) 6 years later.
(b) 6 months later.
(c) 3 years later.
(d) 2 days later.

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

12. What does the Church Lady ask Pops money for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To help abandoned orphans in her home country.
(b) Because she needs to have an abortion.
(c) Because she is being evicted from her apartment.
(d) To move to Baltimore.

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

14. What does Oswaldo apologize for when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Missing dinner.
(b) Stealing Pops's car.
(c) Yelling at Lulu.
(d) Getting arrested.

15. Why does the Church Lady say she initially came to visit Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To rob him.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To marry his son.
(d) To kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pops suggest he may do if he survives in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What setting is established for Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What will happen to Junior's criminal record based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What does Oswaldo demand angrily from Pops at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?

5. Where does the Church Lady say she is from in Act 2, Scene 1?

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