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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. In what way does Troy say he doesn't want his son to end up like him?

2. How does Cory respond to his mother as he leaves the house, hurrying because he is late for a game?

3. What chore is Rose doing when Troy comes out of the house?

4. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?

5. What is Lyons actually doing when he puts his hand in his pocket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Troy go to prison as a young man?

2. During their argument about Alberta, Troy grasps Rose's arm; how does Rose get free from Troy's grasp?

3. What does Gabriel do at the end of the play?

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

5. When he comes home for Troy's funeral, what does Cory find out that Lyons has been doing over the last few years?

6. Why does Gabriel say that the bad men arrested him?

7. What has Bono been doing on Friday nights instead of drinking beer with Troy?

8. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the recruiter comes?

9. When Troy complains that Cory is lazy, how does Rose respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of Troy and Bono's relationship, explaining how long the two had been friends, how their relationship could be described at the beginning of the play, as well as how and why it changed by the end of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reason(s) why Cory may have chosen a different path for himself by the end of the play, explaining how it seemed from the beginning of the play that history might be repeating itself in the story of father and son.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how foreshadowing is used effectively in the play. Give examples of at least five instances in which foreshadowing comes into play--both from the standpoint of the foreshadowing itself and the event or dialogue it predicts.

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