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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rose tells Troy that Cory is home, what does Troy do?
(a) Troy tells Rose to keep Cory away from him.
(b) Troy yells at Rose for not telling her right away.
(c) Troy punches the house.
(d) Troy yells for Cory to come out and talk to him.

2. When Rose remarks that a neighbor won some money in the lottery, what opinion does Troy express?
(a) He says the lottery is going to be stopped.
(b) He says the lottery is a waste of money.
(c) He says the neighbor has been spending money on the lottery for years.
(d) He says the neighbor didn't deserve to win.

3. When Cory returns home, Rose tells him that Troy is angry for what reason?
(a) Because Rose asked for money.
(b) Because Cory went off without doing his chores.
(c) Because Troy has to repair the car again.
(d) Because Lyons came by and upset him.

4. When Troy returns from listening to the ball game and caresses Rose suggestively, what is Rose's response?
(a) She tells him to wait until later.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She kisses him passionately.
(d) She tells him to leave her alone.

5. For what offense does Troy say his father once almost beat him to death?
(a) He found out Troy had been skipping school.
(b) He found out Troy was stealing.
(c) He found Troy with a girl.
(d) He caught Troy sneaking out of the house.

6. What does Bono say about his first home in response to Rose and Tony talking about their home?
(a) He says it was lousy and he doesn't know why he stayed there as long as he did.
(b) He says he let his wife talk him into staying there.
(c) He says it was the only house he ever loved.
(d) He says that he plans to buy back his first home some day.

7. In response to what Rose tells him to do, what does Troy say he will do when the recruiter comes to the house?
(a) He says he will wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(b) He says he won't sign the papers.
(c) He says he will sign the papers.
(d) He says he will not ask the recruiter how much money is involved.

8. What does Rose say Cory wants to hear from Troy?
(a) That he's talented at football.
(b) That Cory should do whatever he wants.
(c) That he did a good job.
(d) That Troy loves him.

9. What does Troy say about the fact that Lyons wants to be a musician?
(a) Troy says that Lyons needs to make some important contacts.
(b) Troy says Lyons needs to earn a living so he can keep playing.
(c) Troy says that Lyons has no talent.
(d) Troy says that he wants Lyons to quit playing.

10. 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.

11. What does Cory tell Troy about his job?
(a) That he doesn't want to work part-time.
(b) That the manager gave the job to somebody else.
(c) That the manager wants to give him a promotion.
(d) That he quit his job.

12. After working silently for a while with Troy, Cory tries to make small talk about baseball and Troy makes which of the following comments?
(a) Troy says that the white men are running the game.
(b) Troy says that there are too many Hispanics playing now.
(c) Troy says that he wants Cory to quit the team.
(d) Troy says that the game isn't what it used to be.

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

14. What do Rose and Bono say about Troy's long stories?
(a) That they are proof that Troy drinks too much.
(b) That they are different every time.
(c) That he should not tell them to children.
(d) That there is a lot of truth in them.

15. What does Troy say about the Negro League?
(a) That it had better pitchers.
(b) That it was a stupid idea.
(c) That it was good for blacks.
(d) That he knew everybody in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Troy to tell a long story about how he saw Death in person?

2. After telling Rose to go into the house to get Cory to help him, what does Troy do?

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

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

5. How does Cory respond to his mother as he leaves the house, hurrying because he is late for a game?

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