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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. Who directed the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy?
(a) Ron Cephas Jones.
(b) Stephen McKinley Henderson.
(c) Austin Pendleton.
(d) Victor Almanzar.

2. What television show does the playwright cite in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Californication.
(b) Shameless.
(c) Mork and Mindy.
(d) Game of Thrones.

3. What time is it when Junior enters in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

4. When do the stage directions indicate that Pops's wife died?
(a) Just before Easter.
(b) On Mother's Day.
(c) On New Year's Eve.
(d) Just before Christmas.

5. The stage directions indicate that Pops's apartment, "if deregulated, would easily fetch" how many times its current rent (4)?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twenty times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Ten times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pops doing when Junior arrives that upsets Junior in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. When did Pops hire a private nurse?

3. Who gave Pops the dog?

4. What is Pops' real first name, according to the stage directions in the play's opening?

5. Who is Oswaldo going to make amends with in Act 1, Scene 1?

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