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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. Who gave Pops the dog?

2. At what time of day does Act 1, Scene 3 open?

3. What had the perp who told the gorilla joke been arrested for?

4. When do the stage directions indicate that Pops's wife died?

5. How did Caro get the money to purchase an engagement ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. How would you describe Junior's behavior in the first half of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is revealed about Junior's past in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why does Pops ask for the butter knife in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does the wheelchair symbolically represent in the play?

6. How is Lulu's character introduced? What do the stage directions indicate regarding Lulu's appearance?

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

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

9. What are the circumstances of Pops' dispute with his landlord?

10. What does Pops ask that makes Lulu hurt and angry in Act 1, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of Between Riverside and Crazy. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the plot? What is revealed in the play's falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of parent-child relationships in Between Riverside and Crazy. How is this theme developed through character? How is the theme developed through setting, symbolism, and imagery?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the dead Christmas tree that is described in the stage directions for several scenes? What do you think this object symbolizes? Why?

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