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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He asks her if her father knows.
(b) He asks her if she is a prostitute.
(c) He asks her if she will get married.
(d) He asks if the baby is Junior's.

2. What does Lulu say the horizon looks like to her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A foreign land.
(b) A movie set.
(c) A fairytale.
(d) A stage.

3. When did Pops hire a private nurse?
(a) When Junior was shot.
(b) When he was shot.
(c) When his wife fell ill with cancer.
(d) When Oswaldo was shot.

4. Where does Junior say Oswaldo was supposed to be going this morning in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) The Bronx.

5. Against what/whom has Pops been involved in a lawsuit?
(a) The City of Boston.
(b) The City of Newark.
(c) The City of New York.
(d) The City of Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pops' response when Lulu tells him in Act 1, Scene 2, "I really appreciate you taking me in, Dad" (15)?

2. What television show does the playwright cite in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What setting is indicated for the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?

4. The stage directions indicate that Pops's apartment, "if deregulated, would easily fetch" how many times its current rent (4)?

5. Why is Pops having a dispute with his landlord?

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