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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 Pops demand in addition to the fund he will be awarded based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) O'Connor's car.
(b) O'Connor's engagement ring.
(c) A new car.
(d) A new apartment.

2. How much is the fund that Pops will be awarded based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

3. Whom does Pops claim injured him in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Junior.
(b) A white rookie cop.
(c) Lieutenant Caro.
(d) A drug-high bandito.

4. What does Caro say he believes of the man who shot Pops in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That he was intending to commit suicide.
(b) That he intended to kill Pops.
(c) That he did not use a racial slur against him.
(d) That he was racist and bigoted.

5. What has been called off in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Oswaldo's prison sentence.
(b) Junior's marriage to Lulu.
(c) Pops's eviction from the apartment.
(d) O'Connor's marriage to Caro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits by Pops's bedside in the opening of Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Why does the Church Lady say she initially came to visit Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Whom does Pops call for assistance in getting to the bathroom in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What is one of the key themes in Between Riverside and Crazy?

5. What is Pops described as wearing in the stage directions for Act 2, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Junior describe his relationship with his mother in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What causes the conflict between Oswaldo and Pops in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4? Why?

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