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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rose remarks that a neighbor won some money in the lottery, what opinion does Troy express?
(a) He says the neighbor didn't deserve to win.
(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 lottery is going to be stopped.

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

3. After Rose leaves, what information about Cory does Troy reveal to Bono and Lyons?
(a) That Cory has stopped seeing his girlfriend.
(b) That Cory has taken money from Rose's purse.
(c) That Cory has friends who are dealing drugs.
(d) That Cory isn't working at the supermarket at all.

4. What does Troy say would have happened if he hadn't taken charge of Gabriel's money?
(a) Gabriel would not have had surgery.
(b) He and Rose would have no home.
(c) Gabriel would have gambled the money away.
(d) Cory would not be going to college.

5. What is Troy's response to Rose's argument that times have changed?
(a) He says she should argue that point with their son.
(b) He tells her that times might have changed but not for women.
(c) He takes a long drink of beer.
(d) He agrees with her.

6. Why does Troy want to know where Cory is in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Troy wants Cory to spend more time at home.
(b) Troy wants Cory to go to the store for him.
(c) Troy wants Cory to mow the lawn.
(d) Troy wants Cory to help build the fence.

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 won't sign the papers.
(b) He says he will wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(c) He says he will sign the papers.
(d) He says he will not ask the recruiter how much money is involved.

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

9. What does Rose comment when Troy says that Gabriel can come and go at the boarding house just as he could at home?
(a) Rose says that it's not the same thing.
(b) Rose says that she agrees with Troy.
(c) Rose says that the boarding house is too expensive.
(d) Rose says that Gabriel doesn't understand that.

10. In Act 1, Scene 4, what are Troy and Bono celebrating when they come home?
(a) Troy has been promoted to driver.
(b) Troy and Bono both have been given raises.
(c) Bono is going to become a father.
(d) Troy has won some money in the lottery.

11. Why does Troy say that he's not impressed that Cory's being scouted by a football recruiter?
(a) Because Cory will never amount to anything.
(b) Because there's no money to be made by black men playing sports.
(c) Because Cory isn't really talented.
(d) Because Cory isn't making the kind of money he should to help his parents out.

12. What does Troy say about a boy who lies to his father?
(a) He says it's time for that boy to get out.
(b) He says it's time for more severe punishment.
(c) He says it's the father's fault.
(d) He says it means trouble for the whole family.

13. What is Troy's response to Cory's question about why Troy never liked him?
(a) Troy says that Cory is a responsibility but that Troy doesn't have to like him.
(b) Troy says that Rose never let Troy take part in raising Cory.
(c) Troy says that he questions who Cory's real father is.
(d) Troy says that Cory has always been too much trouble.

14. What does Troy do after he talks about still having strength left to have sex with Rose?
(a) Sits down on the porch swing.
(b) Leaves for the corner bar.
(c) Goes into the house.
(d) Puts his arms around Rose.

15. When Cory answers Troy's question about whether he's just come home with "yeah," what does Troy remind him?
(a) Troy reminds Cory that he should speak in complete sentences.
(b) Troy reminds Cory that he said he wouldn't go to practice on Saturday.
(c) Troy reminds Cory to call him "sir."
(d) Troy reminds Cory he should have been home a long time ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cory returns home, Rose tells him that Troy is angry for what reason?

2. According to Rose, where has Cory gone?

3. What does Bono say about Alberta?

4. Why does Gabriel think Troy is mad at him?

5. How much compensation did Gabriel receive as a result of his injury?

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