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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. Against what/whom has Pops been involved in a lawsuit?
(a) The City of Boston.
(b) The City of New York.
(c) The City of Newark.
(d) The City of Baltimore.

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

3. What does O'Connor attempt to convince Pops to do during her visit in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) To sell his car.
(b) To come back to work.
(c) To move to Staten Island.
(d) To give up his civil lawsuit.

4. What are Pops and Lulu doing in the opening of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Drinking whiskey.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pops ask Lulu that upsets her in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What season is described in the opening stage directions for Act 1?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. How is Pops's race a factor in his circumstances with his former job?

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

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

5. How is Pops' apartment described in the stage directions for Act 1?

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

7. How does Lulu respond when Pops asks her about getting a job in Act 1, Scene 2?

8. What does the knife story reveal about Pops's character in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

10. Why is Pops' dog significant in Act 1, Scene 1?

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