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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 does Pops suggest he may do if he survives in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What did Pops take with him when he left, as revealed in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. What is Junior doing in the opening of Act 2, Scene 4?

4. Where does the Church Lady say she is from in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Oswaldo says in Act 1, Scene 5 that the person he visited called him a "weak addict just circlling" what (33)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What will Pops receive if he signs the non-disclosure agreement to settle his lawsuit in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is symbolized by Pops's departure in the end of Act 2, Scene 4?

6. 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?

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

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

9. How is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3 described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Between Riverside and Crazy. What is the importance of the setting to the plot of the story? What imagery is described in the stage directions for the setting of the play? How does the setting change in the course of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and analyze the character of Lulu in Between Riverside and Crazy. How is Lulu's character introduced? What are her relationships like with Junior and Pops? How does Lulu's character change in the course of the story?

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