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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 does Lulu ask about having called when she enters in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What does Pops tell the Church Lady that she gave him in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. What is the Church Lady's ethnicity?

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

5. What is Oswaldo's condition when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting described for Act 2, Scene 2?

2. How have the circumstances of Oswaldo, Lulu, and Junior changed in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

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

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

7. What conflict occurs between Junior and the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 3? Why does this conflict emerge?

8. How is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3 described?

9. How does Junior describe his relationship with his mother in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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