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Fences Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Troy complains about how everybody manages his money for him, Gabriel arrives carrying what?
(a) A book.
(b) A bag of coins.
(c) A rose.
(d) A bottle of gin.

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

3. After Lyons and Bono leave, Cory comes home angry with his father for what?
(a) For telling his teacher that Cory never did any homework.
(b) For telling his boss that he didn't want Cory to work at the store any more.
(c) For telling his mother that he had stolen money from her purse.
(d) For telling the coach that Cory isn't allowed play football any more.

4. What does Rose say is the reason that Troy never played in the major leagues?
(a) Because he was too old.
(b) Because of a lack of talent.
(c) Because of his constant arguing with the coaches.
(d) Because of racial discrimination.

5. Earlier in the day, what had one of Troy and Bono's co-workers been caught doing?
(a) Trying to kiss the secretary.
(b) Trying to block the driveway.
(c) Trying to leave early.
(d) Trying to steal a watermelon.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime did Troy serve time in prison?

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

3. What prompts Troy to tell a long story about how he saw Death in person?

4. On the day the play begins, what did the boss do when he caught Troy and Bono's co-worker doing something wrong?

5. Where does the money come from that Rose gives Lyons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Troy say in response to Rose's comment that their son Cory is being scouted by a recruiter?

2. Why does Troy say that it doesn't matter that he doesn't have a driver's license?

3. What did Gabriel receive as compensation for his injury?

4. What is Troy's answer to Rose's question about why he won't let Cory play football?

5. Why does Troy say he left home when he was a young man?

6. What did Troy finish before he died?

7. For what reason does Troy rightly assume that Lyons has come to see them?

8. What does Troy say while complaining about baseball?

9. What does Troy say about the Negro Leagues in baseball?

10. Why is Troy, many months after revealing his affair, still coming home every night?

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