View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

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 complain to the boss about their pay.
(d) To watch a football game.

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

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

4. What does Troy remember about his own father?
(a) That he was deaf.
(b) That he was tough but understanding.
(c) That he didn't like Troy.
(d) That he was selfish and angry at the world.

5. What does Bono say about Alberta?
(a) Bono says that he went to grade school with Alberta.
(b) Bono says that Alberta is going to be promoted.
(c) Bono says that he wants to ask Alberta out.
(d) Bono says that Troy has been spending a lot of time with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Troy say he reformed?

2. What happened to Troy's mother?

3. For what crime did Troy serve time in prison?

4. After Gabriel leaves, what does Rose tell Troy she's heard about Gabriel?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 396 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample