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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Caro say his father died in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He died from cancer.
(d) He was in a car accident.

2. What does Oswaldo offer Pops to eat in the opening of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Pie.
(c) Almonds.
(d) Cupcakes.

3. What does Caro tell Pops in order to diffuse their conflict in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He tells Pops that Junior's criminal record has been wiped clean.
(b) He tells Pops that he wants to ask Lulu to marry him.
(c) He tells Pops that he loves him.
(d) He tells Pops that O'Connor wants him to give her away at her wedding.

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

5. What did Pops give to the man with the knife in his head on the way to the hospital, according to the story in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A cigarette and a beer.
(b) A book of Bible verses.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A shot of tequila.

6. Who is the doctor in the building that Pops insists in taking Lulu to see in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dr. Stephens.
(b) Dr. Black.
(c) Dr. Anderson.
(d) Dr. Shaw.

7. What setting is established in the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Living room.
(b) Rooftop.
(c) Kitchen table.
(d) Pops's bedroom.

8. Whom does Lulu claim is "sober" in Act 1, Scene 2 (14)?
(a) Moms.
(b) Junior.
(c) Oswaldo.
(d) Pops.

9. At what time of day does Act 1, Scene 3 open?
(a) Morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Evening.

10. What did the repeat offender for public masturbation do with the card that Pops gave to him?
(a) He threw it in Pops's face.
(b) He threw it away.
(c) He got it laminated.
(d) He sold it.

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

12. What is Pops's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Washington.
(c) White.
(d) Anderson.

13. What does the gorilla order at the bar in the joke from Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A martini.
(b) A White Russian.
(c) A banana.
(d) A banana daquiri.

14. What symbolic image is described in the room in the stage directions for Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A dead Christmas tree, fully lit.
(b) A recliner.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) An EKG monitor and IV.

15. How does Lulu say she thinks Junior feels about the baby in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She thinks that Junior does not believe her.
(b) She thinks that Junior is excited to be a father.
(c) She thinks he does not want her to have it.
(d) She thinks that Junior hopes for a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is revealed to have formerly worked with Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. The stage directions in the play's opening describe Pops's home as "a rent-controlled Palace ruled by" what (4)?

3. How much money did Caro spend on the engagement ring that he purchased?

4. When did Pops come into the cop force?

5. What is Lieutenant Caro's first name?

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