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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pops' real first name, according to the stage directions in the play's opening?
(a) George.
(b) Jack.
(c) Walter.
(d) James.

2. Where was Pops when he was shot?
(a) In the police station.
(b) At a bar.
(c) At home.
(d) On the street outside his home.

3. What is Detective O'Connor's first name?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anna.

4. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A fairytale.
(b) A movie set.
(c) A stage.
(d) A foreign land.

5. When did Pops come into the cop force?
(a) The late 1980s.
(b) The late 1960s.
(c) The early 1990s.
(d) The late 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy premiere in New York City?

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

3. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How does Lieutenant Caro describe his current situation at work in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What is Pops's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Caro obtain the money for the engagement ring? How much did it cost?

2. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

3. How is the setting described in the stage directions for the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What is revealed about Junior's past in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. How is Lulu's character introduced? What do the stage directions indicate regarding Lulu's appearance?

6. How does Lulu respond when Pops asks her about getting a job in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What are the main details of the lawsuit Pops is involved with?

8. Why do O'Connor and Caro attempt to convince Pops to drop the lawsuit in Act 1, Scene 3?

9. What does Pops ask that makes Lulu hurt and angry in Act 1, Scene 2?

10. Why does Pops ask for the butter knife in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

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