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

2. After Gabriel leaves, what does Rose tell Troy she's heard about Gabriel?
(a) That he's been playing the lottery.
(b) That he's not eating right at the boarding house.
(c) That he beat up a woman.
(d) That he's begun acting crazy at church.

3. Earlier in the day, what had one of Troy and Bono's co-workers been caught doing?
(a) Trying to block the driveway.
(b) Trying to steal a watermelon.
(c) Trying to leave early.
(d) Trying to kiss the secretary.

4. What happened to Troy's mother?
(a) She went to live with Troy's sister.
(b) She died when Troy was a baby.
(c) She ran off when Troy was eight.
(d) She shot Troy's father and was sent to prison.

5. What does Rose say in response to Troy's comment that she's supposed to come when she's called?
(a) She says she doesn't like Troy to talk to her like that in front of Bono.
(b) She says she didn't hear Troy call her.
(c) She says she's not a dog.
(d) She says she isn't Troy's slave.

6. As Troy complains about how everybody manages his money for him, Gabriel arrives carrying what?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) A bottle of gin.
(c) A rose.
(d) A book.

7. When Rose asks Gabriel if he wants breakfast, what does he say?
(a) He says he usually eats breakfast with Saint Peter.
(b) He says the angels prepare his breakfast.
(c) He says he doesn't eat breakfast.
(d) He says the ladies of the church see that he's fed.

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

9. Where does the money come from that Rose gives Lyons?
(a) From Bono.
(b) From her apron pocket.
(c) From Cory's desk.
(d) From Troy's pay.

10. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?
(a) He is angry with Troy for lecturing him.
(b) He says he hears the hounds of hell coming after him.
(c) He says Saint Peter needs him immediately.
(d) He is afraid of the noise from the trash trucks.

11. For what crime did Troy serve time in prison?
(a) He accidentally killed a man.
(b) He committed armed robbery.
(c) He was caught selling drugs.
(d) He beat up a police officer.

12. What does Bono say about Alberta?
(a) Bono says that Troy has been spending a lot of time with her.
(b) Bono says that Alberta is going to be promoted.
(c) Bono says that he went to grade school with Alberta.
(d) Bono says that he wants to ask Alberta out.

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

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

15. Where does Cory work?
(a) At the car repair shop.
(b) At the football concession stand.
(c) At the convenience store.
(d) At the supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?

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

3. Why does Troy tell Cory he has to get another job?

4. What sport does Bono say Troy excelled at?

5. Why does Gabriel say his own name is not in Saint Peter's book?

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