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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 Rose say that angers Troy so much that he grabs her arm when she starts to go in the house?
(a) Rose says that she is going to leave Troy.
(b) Rose says she's going to tell Cory the truth.
(c) Rose says that Troy can just go ahead and live with Alberta.
(d) Rose says Troy is a taker not a giver.

2. When Rose appears in Act 1, why does Bono say he doesn't want to stay for dinner?
(a) Bono says he has to get home to his woman.
(b) Bono says he's meeting friends at a bar.
(c) Bono says he's not hungry.
(d) Bono says he's afraid that he and Troy will get into a fight if he stays.

3. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?
(a) When he fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) While loading a garbage truck.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In the war.

4. After Troy has confessed to the affair, what does Rose say she realizes about him?
(a) That he's just a drunk.
(b) That he is not the good man she thought he was.
(c) That he's had to put up with a lot in his life.
(d) That he has turned into a good father.

5. After several months have passed since Troy revealed his affair to Rose, how often has Troy been at home?
(a) Just twice.
(b) Once a month to check on Cory.
(c) Every night but only long enough to change his clothes.
(d) About once a week to give Rose grocery money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose say is the reason that Troy never played in the major leagues?

2. Bono remarks to Troy that he has noticed that Troy has been spending a lot of time with whom?

3. What does Troy tell Cory in response to his explanation about the football recruiter?

4. What does Troy say about a boy who lies to his father?

5. At the beginning of the Act 2, Scene 5, the first time we see Raynell, why is she in the yard when Cory arrives?

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