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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cory work?
(a) At the supermarket.
(b) At the car repair shop.
(c) At the football concession stand.
(d) At the convenience store.

2. After Rose sends Cory out to help Troy, what do Cory and Troy work on silently for some time before talking to each other?
(a) The garden.
(b) The screen door.
(c) The porch swing.
(d) The fence.

3. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?
(a) They tell Bono about the time Rose's mother chased Troy.
(b) They tell Bono how Rose got Troy fired from his job.
(c) They tell Bono about the time the kids stole some watermelons.
(d) They tell Bono about how Rose talked Troy into marrying her.

4. What does Troy say about the Negro League?
(a) That he knew everybody in it.
(b) That it was a stupid idea.
(c) That it had better pitchers.
(d) That it was good for blacks.

5. Why does Troy say that he's not impressed that Cory's being scouted by a football recruiter?
(a) Because Cory isn't really talented.
(b) Because Cory will never amount to anything.
(c) Because there's no money to be made by black men playing sports.
(d) Because Cory isn't making the kind of money he should to help his parents out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose say is the reason that Troy never played in the major leagues?

2. What does Troy do after he talks about still having strength left to have sex with Rose?

3. Why does Troy tell Rose to go back inside?

4. What was the money Gabriel received as a compensation for his injury used for?

5. What descriptive word does Troy use when he complains about Cory to Rose?

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