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

2. Who does Gabriel tell Troy he has eaten with that morning?
(a) His mother.
(b) The angels.
(c) The devil.
(d) Aunt Jemima.

3. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?
(a) They tell Bono about how Rose talked Troy into marrying her.
(b) They tell Bono how Rose got Troy fired from his job.
(c) They tell Bono about the time the kids stole some watermelons.
(d) They tell Bono about the time Rose's mother chased Troy.

4. When Rose asks Gabriel if he wants breakfast, what does he say?
(a) He says the angels prepare his breakfast.
(b) He says he usually eats breakfast with Saint Peter.
(c) He says the ladies of the church see that he's fed.
(d) He says he doesn't eat breakfast.

5. What is Rose doing when Troy arrives home with his and Alberta's baby?
(a) Repairing the fence.
(b) Sitting on the porch.
(c) Working in the garden.
(d) Waiting at the fence for Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Troy want to know where Cory is in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Troy say to Bono about knowing where Troy's responsibilities lay?

3. What happened to Troy's mother?

4. What does Rose comment when Troy says that Gabriel can come and go at the boarding house just as he could at home?

5. Before Rose can react to Troy's confession about an affair, who interrupts their conversation?

(see the answer key)

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