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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pops say he felt about his father in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He envied him.
(b) He longed to impress him.
(c) He hated him.
(d) He adored him.

2. What was Pops's father's profession?
(a) He was a stock broker.
(b) He was a Naval Admiral.
(c) He was a police officer.
(d) He was a traveling salesman.

3. What does Oswaldo apologize for when he enters in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Yelling at Lulu.
(b) Getting arrested.
(c) Missing dinner.
(d) Stealing Pops's car.

4. What does O'Connor tells Pops that she wants above all else in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Retire from the police force.
(b) Move to Baltimore.
(c) For him to walk her down the aisle.
(d) Return to work for the police force.

5. What setting is established for Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The roof.
(b) Kitchen table.
(c) Pops's bedroom.
(d) Living room.

6. How does Pops describe his last wishes in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He wants a large funeral.
(b) He wants to be cremated and scattered in the ocean.
(c) He wants Junior to marry Lulu.
(d) He wants no funeral.

7. How does Act 2, Scene 1 end?
(a) With Oswaldo threatening Pops.
(b) With Pops having a heart attack.
(c) With Pops kicking out Oswaldo.
(d) With Junior's return.

8. What is Pops doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Calling out for Junior.
(b) Drinking and singing.
(c) Reading a newspaper.
(d) Smoking marijuana.

9. What season is described in the stage directions when Pops appears in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

10. What does Oswaldo ask Pops for money for in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Bus fare.
(b) An airplane ticket.
(c) To rent a car.
(d) Cocaine and a hooker.

11. Who does Pops tell Junior to call in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Lubenthal.
(b) O'Connor.
(c) Caro.
(d) Lulu.

12. Who reveals that there has been a settlement in Pops's case in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Detective O'Connor.
(b) Junior.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Lieutenant Caro.

13. Who sits by the front door in the opening of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Lulu.
(b) The Church Lady.
(c) Junior.
(d) Oswaldo.

14. What are strewn about the room in the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Bird cages.
(b) Moving boxes.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Piles of garbage.

15. What is in bed with Pops in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The dog.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) The cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Church Lady say she initially came to visit Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What does the Church Lady confess to be in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. What is the Church Lady's ethnicity?

4. What setting is established for Act 2, Scene 2?

5. In what type of chair is Junior sitting in the opening of Act 2, Scene 4?

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