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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When do the stage directions indicate Act 2, Scene 1 takes place in relation to the events of Act 1?
(a) 2 weeks later.
(b) 2 days later.
(c) 3 weeks later.
(d) 6 weeks later.

3. What does the Church Lady confess to be in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A cleaner.
(b) A priestess.
(c) A banker.
(d) A teacher.

4. What does Pops demand in addition to the fund he will be awarded based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) O'Connor's engagement ring.
(b) A new apartment.
(c) O'Connor's car.
(d) A new car.

5. What does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) O'Connor's engagement ring.
(b) Lulu's engagement ring.
(c) $1,000 in cash.
(d) His pet carrier.

6. What resolution is reached for the conflict in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Lulu will marry Junior.
(b) Lulu will stay at Pops's home.
(c) Lulu will go with Junior.
(d) Lulu will get an abortion.

7. In what type of chair is Junior sitting in the opening of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A recliner.
(b) A desk chair.
(c) A lawn chair.
(d) A wheelchair.

8. For how long will Pops be able to live rent-free in his apartment according to the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 4 years.

9. What setting is established for Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Living room.
(b) The roof.
(c) Pops's bedroom.
(d) Kitchen table.

10. Who told the Church Lady about Pops, as revealed in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Glenda.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Junior.

11. Why does Junior assert he is leaving town in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He needs time away from Lulu.
(b) He is going to see his brother.
(c) He is going for a job interview.
(d) He needs some time away from his father.

12. How does Pops describe his action of having lived his life in reaction to his father in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) As one of longing.
(b) As a failure.
(c) As a shadow.
(d) As a success.

13. What character remains onstage as the lights fade at the end of the play?
(a) Pops.
(b) Junior.
(c) Lulu.
(d) The Church Lady.

14. Who refused to let Pops's visitors see him because he is not to be disturbed in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) O'Connor.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Caro.
(d) Oswaldo.

15. What does Pops tell the Church Lady that she gave him in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Insight.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Grace.
(d) Heartache.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Act 2, Scene 4 take place in relation to the previous scene?

2. What does Oswaldo say he was threatened with in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. Who does Oswaldo say he went to see in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. The actor who plays the nurse attending to Pops in Act 2, Scene 3 is noted as being the same actor who plays what character?

5. What season is described in the stage directions when Pops appears in Act 2, Scene 4?

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