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

2. Who shot Pops?

3. How does Lieutenant Caro describe his current situation at work in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What character in the play is described as a recovering alcoholic?

5. What does Caro tell Pops in order to diffuse their conflict in Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Caro obtain the money for the engagement ring? How much did it cost?

5. What is the relationship between Pops and Detective O'Connor?

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

7. What is significant about the objects that Junior is carrying when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

9. What joke does Lieutenant Caro relate in the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the conflict between Pops and Oswaldo in the end of Act 1. What leads up to this conflict? Is the conflict resolved in the scene? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What implications do Caro and O'Connor make regarding Junior, Oswaldo, and Lulu when they confront Pops about his lawsuit? Do you think these implications are true? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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