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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Troy say after Cory says he's leaving and tells Rose he'll be back for his things later?
(a) He says he should have made the decision long before.
(b) He shouts, "Hallelujah!"
(c) He yells, "Good riddance to bad rubbish!"
(d) He calls after him to come when Troy's not home.
2. For what reason does Rose tell Raynell to come in and get dressed?
(a) They are going to Troy's funeral.
(b) Rose doesn't want Raynell seen in the yard in her night clothes.
(c) They have errands to do.
(d) Rose wants to see if Raynell's new dress fits.
3. What does Cory say when Troy talks about how much he's given Cory?
(a) Cory says that he wishes Troy was not his father.
(b) Cory tells Troy all he's ever done is to hold him back.
(c) Cory says that Troy has only done what fathers are supposed to do.
(d) Cory says that Troy has never given him anything.
4. What does Rose ask Troy not to do when Troy comments that Alberta was not alone in the world?
(a) Rose asks Troy to forget about Alberta.
(b) Rose asks Troy not to push her away.
(c) Rose asks Troy to ask for forgiveness.
(d) Rose asks Troy to judge everyone fairly.
5. How many children has Troy actually fathered?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.
6. Where do Troy and Bono come home from at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The bar.
(b) Their job.
(c) The game.
(d) The police station.
7. What does Troy say to Bono about knowing where Troy's responsibilities lay?
(a) He says that his responsibility is to not let anyone get hurt.
(b) He says that acting responsibly towards Cory will only make Cory angry.
(c) He says that his responsibility for Gabriel is complicated.
(d) He says that his responsibility is to Rose and not Alberta.
8. What does Gabriel do when he realizes there is no sound coming from his horn?
(a) He embraces Rose.
(b) He begins crying.
(c) He falls to the gound.
(d) He begins to dance.
9. What is Rose doing when Troy arrives home with his and Alberta's baby?
(a) Working in the garden.
(b) Waiting at the fence for Troy.
(c) Repairing the fence.
(d) Sitting on the porch.
10. At the end of the play, why does Lyons go into the house?
(a) He's going to take away Troy's things.
(b) He wants to borrow money from Rose.
(c) Rose calls him to come eat breakfast.
(d) He's living in the house now.
11. What does Gabriel know at the end of the play?
(a) That he's gotten his revenge.
(b) That life will be better for him now.
(c) That the gates of heaven are open.
(d) That Troy is not in heaven.
12. After Lyons leaves, what does Cory do alone in the yard, not knowing that Troy is watching him?
(a) Swings Troy's bat.
(b) Kicks a football.
(c) Tears down some bushes.
(d) Works on the fence.
13. Which character in the play lived with Troy and Rose at one time?
(a) Troy's father.
(b) Alberta.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Bono.
14. Left alone, what song does Troy sing?
(a) A song about love.
(b) A song about a dog.
(c) A song about loss.
(d) A song about traveling the roads.
15. When Troy goes towards Cory to hit him, how does Cory defend himself?
(a) By swinging the porch swing at Troy.
(b) With Troy's baseball bat.
(c) By hiding behind a bush.
(d) With a fence post.
Short Answer Questions
1. Gabriel had been living at the boarding house, but during Rose and Troy's conversation, it is revealed that Gabriel is now living where?
2. What happens to Alberta?
3. Why has Troy been busy at work?
4. When Rose agrees to take care of the baby, what does she say Troy will be from that moment on?
5. While Rose is grappling with the news of Troy's affair, what does Gabriel give Rose?
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