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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 profession does Caro say his father had in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a public attorney.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a police officer.

2. What time of day was it when Pops was shot?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

3. Pops tells Junior in Act 1, Scene 3 that Moms was his superior in every way except for what exception?
(a) Helping with homework.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Cooking.

4. What is Pops doing when Junior arrives that upsets Junior in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Drinking in the morning.
(b) Making scrambled eggs.
(c) Talking to Oswaldo.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

5. Why does Pops refuse to take rent money from Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Because Oswaldo is his son.
(b) Because he considers him a guest.
(c) Because he owes Oswaldo money.
(d) Because Oswaldo is his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doctor in the building that Pops insists in taking Lulu to see in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Junior bring in from the apartment door when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

4. What does Oswaldo offer Pops to eat in the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. How does Caro say his father died in Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What promise does Pops make to Lulu in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the wheelchair symbolically represent in the play?

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

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

8. What is significant about the objects that Junior is carrying when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

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