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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 tells Pops that she wants above all else in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) For him to walk her down the aisle.
(b) Move to Baltimore.
(c) Retire from the police force.
(d) Return to work for the police force.

2. Who sits by Pops's bedside in the opening of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Oswaldo.
(b) Junior.
(c) Detective O'Connor.
(d) Lulu.

3. How does Pops describe his action of having lived his life in reaction to his father in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) As one of longing.
(b) As a failure.
(c) As a success.
(d) As a shadow.

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?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 months.

5. What does Oswaldo do after entering in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He calls out for Lulu.
(b) He calls out for Junior.
(c) He vomits on the floor.
(d) He calls his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dialogue in Act 2, Scene 1 reveals that the Church Lady is visiting Pops instead of whom?

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

3. What does Pops suggest he may do if he survives in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who does Oswaldo say he went to see in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. Who has come by to visit Pops during his illness in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What are Pops's "last wishes" that he relates to Junior in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does the Church Lady confess to Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

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

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

8. What additional provision does Pops demand of Caro before he will agree to sign the non-disclosure agreement in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

10. Who is Mo Lubenthal and why does Pops want to contact him in Act 2, Scene 2?

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