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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. What sits on the table next to Pops in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What does Pops demand in addition to the fund he will be awarded based on the settlement terms in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Who has come by to visit Pops during his illness in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What setting is established for Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who told the Church Lady about Pops, as revealed in Act 2, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe O'Connor's relationship with Pops?

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

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

4. What does the Church Lady confess to Pops in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

6. How does the Church Lady convince Pops to take Communion in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. When and where do the stage directions indicate Act 2, Scene 4 begins?

8. What simile does Lulu use to describe her love for Junior in Act 1, Scene 4?

9. Why is Junior leaving in Act 1, Scene 4? Where is he going?

10. What is revealed about Lulu's character in Act 2, 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What information does Lulu reveal to Pops in Act 1, Scene 2? Why is this information significant to the plot of the story? How does Pops respond to the information that Lulu reveals?

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