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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. How does Pops describe his last wishes in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

3. What does Caro say he believes of the man who shot Pops in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Who is the lawyer that Pops describes having a conversation with in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Dialogue in Act 2, Scene 1 reveals that the Church Lady is visiting Pops instead of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What will Pops receive if he signs the non-disclosure agreement to settle his lawsuit in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

5. How does the playwright indicate the transition between the scene with Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo to the scene with Pops and the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

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

9. What does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4? Why?

10. What does the Church Lady ask Pops for money for in Act 2, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Lieutenant Caro and what is his relationship with Pops in the play? What is Caro's main objective in the story? Does he achieve that objective? Why or why not?

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 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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