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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Lulu claim is "sober" in Act 1, Scene 2 (14)?
2. What medical condition does Pops claim to have in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. When did Pops come into the cop force?
4. What does Junior bring in from the apartment door when he enters in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. When did the original production of Between Riverside and Crazy premiere in New York City?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the nicknames characters use to refer to Pops in the play?
2. How does Pops describe Lulu when discussing her with Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?
3. What are the circumstances of Pops' dispute with his landlord?
4. Why do O'Connor and Caro attempt to convince Pops to drop the lawsuit in Act 1, Scene 3?
5. What does the knife story reveal about Pops's character in Act 1, Scene 3?
6. How would you describe Junior's behavior in the first half of Act 1, Scene 3?
7. How does Lulu respond when Pops asks her about getting a job in Act 1, Scene 2?
8. What does the wheelchair symbolically represent in the play?
9. Who is Oswaldo and how would you describe his relationship with Pops in Act 1, Scene 1?
10. Why is Pops involved with Lubenthal and Lubenthal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of justice in Between Riverside and Crazy. How does the playwright develop this theme through setting and imagery in the play? How does the theme relate to character? What symbolism relates to this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Pops as the protagonist of Between Riverside and Crazy. What are Pops's circumstances in the beginning of the play? How do those circumstances change? How does Pops's character evolve in the course of the play?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Detective O'Connor and what is her relationship to Pops? What appears to be O'Connor's main objective in the story? Does she achieve that objective? Why or why not?
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