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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What resolution is reached for the conflict in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Lulu will get an abortion.
(b) Lulu will marry Junior.
(c) Lulu will stay at Pops's home.
(d) Lulu will go with Junior.

3. What does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) His pet carrier.
(b) O'Connor's engagement ring.
(c) Lulu's engagement ring.
(d) $1,000 in cash.

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

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

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

7. What is revealed about Caro's father in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) He was not a police officer.
(b) He did not commit suicide.
(c) He was wanted for murder.
(d) He was African American.

8. Who does Oswaldo say he went to see in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

9. What does Pops tell Lulu to take with her when she goes in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Her passport.
(b) The car.
(c) Her suitcase.
(d) The dog.

10. 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.

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

12. 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) 12 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 months.

13. What is Oswaldo's condition when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He is sobbing.
(b) He is stoned.
(c) He is bloodied.
(d) He is drunk.

14. Who is the lawyer that Pops describes having a conversation with in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Stanley Bernstein.
(b) Mo Lubenthal.
(c) Jack Waters.
(d) Michael Anderson.

15. What is the Church Lady's ethnicity?
(a) She is Latina.
(b) She is Native American.
(c) She is African American.
(d) She is Haitian.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Pops tell the Church Lady that she gave him in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What did Junior's mother suggest he get because "a black man needs that" in Act 2, Scene 2 (44)?

5. What is Pops doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 5?

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