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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?
(a) To drink beer and talk.
(b) To take their wives to the movies.
(c) To watch a football game.
(d) To complain to the boss about their pay.

2. On the day the play begins, what did the boss do when he caught Troy and Bono's co-worker doing something wrong?
(a) He penalized the co-worker by reducing his pay.
(b) He fired the co-worker.
(c) He hit the co-worker.
(d) He did nothing.

3. What does Troy say about his faithfulness to Rose?
(a) Troy says that he has had fewer affairs than Rose has.
(b) Troy says he has only had two or three affairs since he and Rose married.
(c) Troy says Bono will have to guess whether or not he's been faithful.
(d) Troy says he has been faithful to Rose.

4. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?
(a) When he fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) While loading a garbage truck.
(d) In the war.

5. What was the money Gabriel received as a compensation for his injury used for?
(a) It was used to pay off Gabriel's debts.
(b) It paid for Gabriel's surgery.
(c) It was gambled away.
(d) It paid for Rose and Troy's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Troy say that he has to do because he is afraid of the devil?

4. What does Troy say would have happened if he hadn't taken charge of Gabriel's money?

5. Where does Cory work?

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