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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 sits on the table next to Pops in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Junior's wedding picture.
(b) Pops's wedding picture.
(c) A globe.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

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

3. Who does Lulu ask about having called when she enters in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Junior.
(c) Pops.
(d) Oswaldo.

4. What setting is established for Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Pops's bedroom.
(b) Living room.
(c) The roof.
(d) Kitchen table.

5. Where is Junior going in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Medford.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oswaldo says in Act 1, Scene 5 that the person he visited called him a "weak addict just circlling" what (33)?

2. Who is paying for Pops's medical bills, according to Junior in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Who refused to let Pops's visitors see him because he is not to be disturbed in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. For how long will Pops be able to live rent-free in his apartment according to the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the time frame of Act 1, Scene 4 in relation to the scenes around it?

2. What is revealed about Lulu's character in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How is the Church Lady described in stage directions?

4. How is the setting of the roof described in Act 1, Scene 4? What symbolism can be seen in this setting?

5. What does the Church Lady ask Pops for money for in Act 2, Scene 1?

6. How have the circumstances of Oswaldo, Lulu, and Junior changed in Act 2, Scene 4?

7. When and where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place in relation to the previous scenes in Act 1?

8. Where in the play do the exposition, rising action, and climax occur?

9. Why is Junior leaving in Act 1, Scene 4? Where is he going?

10. How does the playwright indicate the transition between the scene with Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo to the scene with Pops and the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?

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