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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lieutenant Caro describe Pops in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "One of the great ones" (20).
(b) "A wild one" (20).
(c) "A retired old sod" (20).
(d) "A glorified dictator of the beat" (20).

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

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

4. 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 bottle of whiskey.
(b) A cigarette and a beer.
(c) A book of Bible verses.
(d) A shot of tequila.

5. What does Pops tell Lulu they will be having for dinner in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Barbecue ribs.
(b) Pork roast.
(c) Shrimps and veal.
(d) Chicken and waffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pops hire a private nurse?

2. What does Pops ask Lulu if she is considering getting in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What was Pops's profession before he retired?

4. What does O'Connor suggest Junior is involved in, in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What time is it when Junior enters in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Pops and Detective O'Connor?

2. What is significant about the nicknames characters use to refer to Pops in the play?

3. What is the status of Pops's family at the opening of the play?

4. What does Lulu "confess" to Pops in Act 1, Scene 2? How does he respond?

5. How is the setting described in the stage directions for the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

6. What promise does Pops make to Lulu in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What are the circumstances of Pops' dispute with his landlord?

8. What is revealed about Junior's past in Act 1, Scene 1?

9. What does Pops ask that makes Lulu hurt and angry in Act 1, Scene 2?

10. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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