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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Troy assume Lyons is doing when he puts his hand in his pocket?
(a) Troy assumes Lyons is going to pay Bono back.
(b) Troy assumes Lyons is going to ask for money.
(c) Troy assumes Lyons it going to show he has no money to buy them drinks.
(d) Troy assumes Lyons is going to pay Troy back.

2. While they are working together, for what reason does Troy say Cory should be grateful to him?
(a) That Troy is a good church-going man.
(b) That Troy has never beaten him.
(c) That Troy put a roof over his head and food in his mouth.
(d) That Rose and Troy are still together.

3. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?
(a) He is afraid of the noise from the trash trucks.
(b) He is angry with Troy for lecturing him.
(c) He says he hears the hounds of hell coming after him.
(d) He says Saint Peter needs him immediately.

4. When Lyons appears, what makes Troy ask him why he's not in jail?
(a) Bono told Troy that three of Lyons' friends were in jail.
(b) Troy is implying that Lyons stole his money,
(c) A club where Lyons plays got raided.
(d) Troy often poses this question to Lyons.

5. What does Rose say Cory wants to hear from Troy?
(a) That he did a good job.
(b) That Cory should do whatever he wants.
(c) That he's talented at football.
(d) That Troy loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Troy's mother?

2. In response to what Rose tells him to do, what does Troy say he will do when the recruiter comes to the house?

3. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?

4. When Lyons shows up, what does Troy correctly think he wants?

5. What does Troy say about the fact that Lyons wants to be a musician?

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