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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 the Church Lady's ethnicity?
(a) She is Latina.
(b) She is Haitian.
(c) She is Native American.
(d) She is African American.

2. In what type of chair is Junior sitting in the opening of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A desk chair.
(b) A lawn chair.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A recliner.

3. What does Pops tell the Church Lady that she gave him in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Heartache.
(c) Grace.
(d) Insight.

4. How is Pops's appearance described in the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He is in pajamas and a bathrobe.
(b) He is wearing his police uniform and an overcoat.
(c) He is dressed in a suit and tie.
(d) He has a bandage over his eye and he is holding a cane.

5. Why does Junior assert he is leaving town in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is going for a job interview.
(b) He is going to see his brother.
(c) He needs some time away from his father.
(d) He needs time away from Lulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pops doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 5?

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

3. What is Oswaldo's condition when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What item of clothing does Pops demand of Caro in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Where does Pops go after making his demand in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How would you describe O'Connor's relationship with Pops?

5. How is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3 described?

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

7. 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?

8. What is symbolized by Pops's departure in the end of Act 2, Scene 4?

9. What conflict occurs between Junior and the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 3? Why does this conflict emerge?

10. Where has Oswaldo been when he returns in Act 1, Scene 5?

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