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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Cory goes inside after he is finished helping Troy for the day, what does Rose ask Troy?
(a) Why he never takes Cory out anywhere.
(b) Why he thinks Cory isn't talented at football.
(c) Why he won't let Cory play football.
(d) Why he thinks football isn't as good a sport as baseball.

2. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?
(a) To complain to the boss about their pay.
(b) To take their wives to the movies.
(c) To drink beer and talk.
(d) To watch a football game.

3. 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 agrees with her.
(d) He takes a long drink of beer.

4. 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 has always been too much trouble.
(d) Troy says that Cory is a responsibility but that Troy doesn't have to like him.

5. How much compensation did Gabriel receive as a result of his injury?
(a) $10, 000.
(b) $100.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $3,000.

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

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

8. While they are working together, for what reason does Troy say Cory should be grateful to him?
(a) That Troy is a good church-going man.
(b) That Troy put a roof over his head and food in his mouth.
(c) That Rose and Troy are still together.
(d) That Troy has never beaten him.

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

10. When did Troy say he reformed?
(a) When he met Bono in prison.
(b) When his son was born.
(c) When he met and married Rose.
(d) When he heard from his father.

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. Who lives with Rose and Troy?
(a) Cory.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Lyons.
(d) Bono.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Gabriel and Lyons related?

2. What does Troy say about the fact that Lyons wants to be a musician?

3. What does Rose say Cory wants to hear from Troy?

4. What does Troy say about the Negro League?

5. What happened to Troy's mother?

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