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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. 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 the game isn't what it used to be.
(c) Troy says that he wants Cory to quit the team.
(d) Troy says that there are too many Hispanics playing now.

4. What is Rose doing when Cory returns home from football practice?
(a) She is taking clothes off the line.
(b) She is watering the garden.
(c) She is sweeping the sidewalk.
(d) She is mowing the lawn.

5. Whose names does Gabriel say are in Saint Peter's book?
(a) Rose and Cory's.
(b) Troy and Rose's.
(c) Gabriel and Rose's.
(d) Troy and Cory's.

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

7. What sport does Bono say Troy excelled at?
(a) Football.
(b) Golf.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

8. What was the money Gabriel received as a compensation for his injury used for?
(a) It paid for Rose and Troy's house.
(b) It paid for Gabriel's surgery.
(c) It was used to pay off Gabriel's debts.
(d) It was gambled away.

9. After telling Rose to go into the house to get Cory to help him, what does Troy do?
(a) He pulls up some weeds.
(b) He examines the hinges on the screen door.
(c) He sits down on the porch swing.
(d) He starts sawing wood for the fence.

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

11. What does Troy say in response to Rose's concern about Gabriel?
(a) He says that Gabriel is fine and not to worry.
(b) He says that Gabriel likes Rose to feel sorry for him.
(c) He says that Gabriel has plenty of people looking out for him.
(d) He says they should look in on Gabriel more often.

12. As Cory runs out of the house, late for a game, what does Rose say to him?
(a) That the recruiter called him again.
(b) That she'll make his favorite dinner.
(c) That she hopes he wins.
(d) That his room is a mess.

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

14. Why does Gabriel think Troy is mad at him?
(a) Because he doesn't earn any money.
(b) Because he's been feeding stray dogs.
(c) Because he went to live in the boarding house.
(d) Because he has been helping Rose too much.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cory go inside to do after Rose tells him that Troy is angry?

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

3. Who is Blue?

4. For what crime did Troy serve time in prison?

5. What descriptive word does Troy use when he complains about Cory to Rose?

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