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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. What has been called off in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Oswaldo's prison sentence.
(b) O'Connor's marriage to Caro.
(c) Junior's marriage to Lulu.
(d) Pops's eviction from the apartment.

2. Why does the Church Lady say she initially came to visit Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To kill him.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To rob him.
(d) To marry his son.

3. What will happen to Junior's criminal record based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) It will be amended.
(b) It will be expanded upon.
(c) It will be shortened.
(d) It will be wiped clean.

4. What does Pops tell Lulu to take with her when she goes in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Her passport.
(b) Her suitcase.
(c) The dog.
(d) The car.

5. What does the Church Lady insist on giving to Pops in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Communion.
(b) A ride to the doctor.
(c) A letter.
(d) An airplane ticket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects are noted in the setting for Act 2, Scene 2?

2. 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?

3. What does Caro say he believes of the man who shot Pops in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What does O'Connor tells Pops that she wants above all else in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place in relation to the previous scenes in Act 1?

2. What is the time frame of Act 1, Scene 4 in relation to the scenes around it?

3. How is the Church Lady described in stage directions?

4. Where in the play do the exposition, rising action, and climax occur?

5. What are Pops's "last wishes" that he relates to Junior in Act 2, Scene 2?

6. How does Pops describe the circumstances of his injuries in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. How does the playwright indicate the transition between the scene with Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo to the scene with Pops and the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4?

8. What causes the conflict between Oswaldo and Pops in Act 1, Scene 5?

9. What does Pops give to the Church Lady in Act 2, Scene 4? Why?

10. Where is Lulu departing in Act 2, Scene 1? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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