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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 does O'Connor comment that Lulu calls Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Dad.
(b) Old Man.
(c) Big Daddy.
(d) Grampa.

2. Lulu insists to Pops in Act 1, Scene 2 that he start taking his medications for what conditions?
(a) Glaucoma, diabetes, heart, and blood pressure.
(b) Depression and anxiety.
(c) Epilepsy and high blood pressure.
(d) Cancer and high blood pressure.

3. With whom does Lulu say she has an understanding in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Oswaldo.
(d) Her Higher Power.

4. What did Pops give to the man with the knife in his head on the way to the hospital, according to the story in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A bottle of whiskey.
(b) A book of Bible verses.
(c) A shot of tequila.
(d) A cigarette and a beer.

5. What does Pops ask Oswaldo for in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) A butter knife.
(c) His pocket watch.
(d) His breakfast plate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pops tell Lulu they will be having for dinner in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who shot Pops?

3. What television show does the playwright cite in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, what does Pops claim the man who shot him called him?

5. What had the perp who told the gorilla joke been arrested for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Pops and Detective O'Connor?

3. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

6. What is the status of Pops's family at the opening of the play?

7. What does Caro insinuate about Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 3?

8. Why is Pops' dog significant in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

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