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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. What chore is Rose doing when Troy comes out of the house?
(a) She is hanging out clothes to dry.
(b) She is weeding the garden.
(c) She is putting the trash out for collection.
(d) She is cutting the grass.

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

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

4. What prompts Troy to tell a long story about how he saw Death in person?
(a) Rose tells Troy he's going to drink himself to death.
(b) Troy tells Rose that before long she might be on her own.
(c) Troy is responding to Bono's request to hear one of Troy's stories.
(d) Rose tells Troy that he needs to buy some life insurance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Troy's response to Rose's argument that times have changed?

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

3. What does Troy say in response to Rose's concern about Gabriel?

4. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?

5. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?

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