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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Pops.
(b) Lulu.
(c) The Church Lady.
(d) Junior.

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

3. What is Pops described as wearing in the stage directions for Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A suit and Caro's tie.
(b) A lab jacket.
(c) Surgery scrubs.
(d) A pair of overalls.

4. What character remains onstage as the lights fade at the end of the play?
(a) The Church Lady.
(b) Pops.
(c) Junior.
(d) Lulu.

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

6. Who does Lulu ask about having called when she enters in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Pops.
(b) Junior.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Oswaldo.

7. What symbolic object is noted in the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A recliner.
(b) An EKG monitor and IV.
(c) A lawn chair.
(d) A dead Christmas tree, fully lit.

8. Where is Lulu going in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To visit Junior.
(b) To see her father.
(c) To the doctor.
(d) To visit Oswaldo.

9. What does Lulu accuse Junior of wanting her to do in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Have an abortion.
(b) Get a divorce.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Move out of the apartment.

10. What has been called off in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Pops's eviction from the apartment.
(b) O'Connor's marriage to Caro.
(c) Junior's marriage to Lulu.
(d) Oswaldo's prison sentence.

11. What does Oswaldo do after entering in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He calls out for Junior.
(b) He calls out for Lulu.
(c) He vomits on the floor.
(d) He calls his father.

12. Why does Junior assert he is leaving town in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He needs some time away from his father.
(b) He is going to see his brother.
(c) He needs time away from Lulu.
(d) He is going for a job interview.

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

14. What is in bed with Pops in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The cat.
(b) A stuffed bear.
(c) His granddaughter.
(d) The dog.

15. Who told the Church Lady about Pops, as revealed in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Glenda.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pops tell Lulu to take with her when she goes in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

3. What does Pops tell Junior at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What season is described in the stage directions when Pops appears in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What is Oswaldo's condition when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?

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