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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. When Lyons shows up, what does Troy correctly think he wants?
(a) That Lyons wants Rose to make him breakfast.
(b) That Lyons wants to use Troy's car.
(c) That Lyons wants to move in with Rose and Troy.
(d) That Lyons wants to borrow money.

2. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?
(a) He says Saint Peter needs him immediately.
(b) He says he hears the hounds of hell coming after him.
(c) He is angry with Troy for lecturing him.
(d) He is afraid of the noise from the trash trucks.

3. On the day the play begins, what does Troy confront his boss about?
(a) About why black men weren't allowed to drive trucks.
(b) About why the men received no overtime.
(c) About why the boss paid the workers so little.
(d) About why the boss didn't promote him.

4. What does Bono say about his first home in response to Rose and Tony talking about their home?
(a) He says that he plans to buy back his first home some day.
(b) He says he let his wife talk him into staying there.
(c) He says it was lousy and he doesn't know why he stayed there as long as he did.
(d) He says it was the only house he ever loved.

5. After Gabriel leaves, what does Rose tell Troy she's heard about Gabriel?
(a) That he's not eating right at the boarding house.
(b) That he beat up a woman.
(c) That he's begun acting crazy at church.
(d) That he's been playing the lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gabriel tell Troy he has eaten with that morning?

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

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

4. What do Rose and Bono say about Troy's long stories?

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

(see the answer key)

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