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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pops hire a private nurse?

2. What season is described in the opening stage directions for Act 1?

3. What type of chair is Pops sitting in at the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What is Pops' response when Lulu tells him in Act 1, Scene 2, "I really appreciate you taking me in, Dad" (15)?

5. What does Lulu eat for breakfast in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Oswaldo and how would you describe his relationship with Pops in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does Caro insinuate about Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is significant about the nicknames characters use to refer to Pops in the play?

4. How is the setting described in the stage directions for the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Why do O'Connor and Caro attempt to convince Pops to drop the lawsuit in Act 1, Scene 3?

6. How does Lulu respond when Pops asks her about getting a job in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. How is Pops' apartment described in the stage directions for Act 1?

8. What is the status of Pops's family at the opening of the play?

9. Why is Pops' dog significant in Act 1, Scene 1?

10. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Detective O'Connor and what is her relationship to Pops? What appears to be O'Connor's main objective in the story? Does she achieve that objective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Pops's relationship with Junior in Between Riverside and Crazy. Do they have a close relationship? What tensions arise or emerge in their relationship? Are these tensions or conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Oswaldo in Between Riverside and Crazy. What has led to Oswaldo living in the apartment with Pops? What is revealed of Oswaldo's past? How does Oswaldo's character evolve in the play?

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