Between Riverside and Crazy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Stephen Adly Guirgis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Between Riverside and Crazy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Stephen Adly Guirgis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why does Pops refuse to take rent money from Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does Junior tell Pops and Oswaldo not to mess with when he leaves Pops's apartment in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Which statement describes Pops's feelings about Lulu's pregnancy in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How much money did Caro spend on the engagement ring that he purchased?

5. What had the perp who told the gorilla joke been arrested for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Pops ask for the butter knife in the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

4. How is the setting described for Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

7. How did Caro obtain the money for the engagement ring? How much did it cost?

8. What does Caro insinuate about Junior, Lulu, and Oswaldo in Act 1, Scene 3?

9. Who is Oswaldo and how would you describe his relationship with Pops in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What implications do Caro and O'Connor make regarding Junior, Oswaldo, and Lulu when they confront Pops about his lawsuit? Do you think these implications are true? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Pops's relationship with Junior in Between Riverside and Crazy. Do they have a close relationship? What tensions arise or emerge in their relationship? Are these tensions or conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of the Church Lady in Between Riverside and Crazy. How is the Church Lady's appearance described? Where is she from? What are her objectives in the narrative?

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