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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 character is revealed to have formerly worked with Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Lieutenant Caro.
(c) Detective O'Connor.
(d) Oswaldo.

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

3. What does Junior bring in from the apartment door when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A flyer for a pizza joint.
(b) A poster for a movie.
(c) A letter from his sister.
(d) A notice from the landlord.

4. Who are the lawyers that Pops has hired in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Henderson and Henderson.
(b) Lubenthal and Lubenthal.
(c) Bernstein and Stanley.
(d) O'Connor and Caro.

5. What does O'Connor attempt to convince Pops to do during her visit in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) To sell his car.
(b) To come back to work.
(c) To move to Staten Island.
(d) To give up his civil lawsuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What setting is established in the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What does Junior tell Pops and Oswaldo not to mess with when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Where does Junior say Oswaldo was supposed to be going this morning in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What time of day was it when Pops was shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of Pops' dispute with his landlord?

2. What does the knife story reveal about Pops's character in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

4. What joke does Lieutenant Caro relate in the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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

7. How would you describe Junior's behavior in the first half of Act 1, Scene 3?

8. How is the setting described for Act 1, Scene 2?

9. How is Pops's race a factor in his circumstances with his former job?

10. How is Pops' apartment described in the stage directions for Act 1?

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