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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Troy do after he talks about still having strength left to have sex with Rose?
(a) Leaves for the corner bar.
(b) Puts his arms around Rose.
(c) Goes into the house.
(d) Sits down on the porch swing.

2. What is Troy's response to Cory's question about why Troy never liked him?
(a) Troy says that Rose never let Troy take part in raising Cory.
(b) Troy says that he questions who Cory's real father is.
(c) Troy says that Cory has always been too much trouble.
(d) Troy says that Cory is a responsibility but that Troy doesn't have to like him.

3. What descriptive word does Troy use when he complains about Cory to Rose?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Unfriendly.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Lazy.

4. As Lyons arrives calling for her, Rose comes out to tell him what?
(a) To be quiet so he won't wake Raynell.
(b) That he should come over more often.
(c) That he should come into the house when he wants her.
(d) That Troy has been taking good care of Raynell.

5. Which character in the play lived with Troy and Rose at one time?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Bono.
(c) Alberta.
(d) Troy's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Troy say in response to Rose's concern about Gabriel?

2. When Rose tells Troy to come inside for lunch, what does he tell her about his affair with another woman?

3. Gabriel had been living at the boarding house, but during Rose and Troy's conversation, it is revealed that Gabriel is now living where?

4. Earlier in the day, what had one of Troy and Bono's co-workers been caught doing?

5. For what offense does Troy say his father once almost beat him to death?

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