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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 symbolic object is noted in the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A lawn chair.
(b) A dead Christmas tree, fully lit.
(c) An EKG monitor and IV.
(d) A recliner.

2. What color clothing is the Church Lady dressed in, in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) All red.
(b) All blue.
(c) All white.
(d) All black.

3. Where is Lulu going in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To visit Oswaldo.
(b) To see her father.
(c) To visit Junior.
(d) To the doctor.

4. What are Junior and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Drinking whiskey.
(c) Reciting poetry.
(d) Dancing.

5. How is Junior preparing to go out of town in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By ferry.
(c) By airplane.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Church Lady's ethnicity?

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

3. What setting is established for Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Lulu accuse Junior of wanting her to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What does Lulu serve to the Church Lady in the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What simile does Lulu use to describe her love for Junior in Act 1, Scene 4?

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