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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 does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What does the Church Lady remark about Lulu after Lulu leaves in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Why does Junior assert he is leaving town in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Oswaldo says in Act 1, Scene 5 that the person he visited called him a "weak addict just circlling" what (33)?

5. How does Pops describe his action of having lived his life in reaction to his father in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the main stipulation surrounding Pops's lawsuit?

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

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

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

7. How does the Church Lady convince Pops to take Communion in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

9. Where is Lulu departing in Act 2, Scene 1? Why?

10. How does Pops describe the circumstances of his injuries in Act 2, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Between Riverside and Crazy. What is the importance of the setting to the plot of the story? What imagery is described in the stage directions for the setting of the play? How does the setting change in the course of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Pops as the protagonist of Between Riverside and Crazy. What are Pops's circumstances in the beginning of the play? How do those circumstances change? How does Pops's character evolve in the course of the play?

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