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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cory go inside to do after Rose tells him that Troy is angry?
(a) To see if Gabriel has come back.
(b) To look for money to give Rose.
(c) To find Troy.
(d) To fix a sandwich.

2. When Gabriel first appears, what is he carrying?
(a) A tie.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A book.

3. What does Lyons tell Cory that Troy always said about trouble?
(a) Good people have bad times just the same as bad people.
(b) Trouble follows you always.
(c) It's bad to rely on luck to solve your troubles.
(d) You always have to take the bad with the good.

4. What does Rose say about the possibility of improving one's life?
(a) She says that she wishes Cory would look at life's possibilities.
(b) She says that some people don't know that improving their lives is possible.
(c) She says that she hopes to improve her life some day.
(d) She says that Bono should try to improve his life.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Troy say about the Negro League?

2. What happened to Troy's mother?

3. What does Troy do after he talks about still having strength left to have sex with Rose?

4. What is Rose doing when Troy arrives home with his and Alberta's baby?

5. While Rose is grappling with the news of Troy's affair, what does Gabriel give Rose?

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