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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2/3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Troy say he is not prepared to give up the affair with Alberta?
(a) Because Alberta is pregnant.
(b) Because he's tired of Rose.
(c) Because he can handle two women.
(d) Because Alberta makes him feel good.

2. After telling Rose to go into the house to get Cory to help him, what does Troy do?
(a) He sits down on the porch swing.
(b) He starts sawing wood for the fence.
(c) He examines the hinges on the screen door.
(d) He pulls up some weeds.

3. Bono remarks to Troy that he has noticed that Troy has been spending a lot of time with whom?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Cory.
(c) Alberta.
(d) Rose.

4. Earlier in the day, what had one of Troy and Bono's co-workers been caught doing?
(a) Trying to block the driveway.
(b) Trying to kiss the secretary.
(c) Trying to leave early.
(d) Trying to steal a watermelon.

5. As the first Act closes, what does Troy tell Cory he'd better be careful not to do?
(a) Fail his classes.
(b) Find another job.
(c) Steal anything ever again.
(d) Strike out.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he realizes he has a baby for whom he is responsible, what does Troy tell Rose he needs time for?

2. What does Rose say that angers Troy so much that he grabs her arm when she starts to go in the house?

3. What does Rose ask Troy not to do when Troy comments that Alberta was not alone in the world?

4. When Troy returns from listening to the ball game and caresses Rose suggestively, what is Rose's response?

5. What does Rose say about the possibility of improving one's life?

(see the answer key)

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