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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What prompts Troy to tell a long story about how he saw Death in person?
(a) Troy tells Rose that before long she might be on her own.
(b) Rose tells Troy that he needs to buy some life insurance.
(c) Rose tells Troy he's going to drink himself to death.
(d) Troy is responding to Bono's request to hear one of Troy's stories.

8. Why does Troy say that he doesn't need a driver's license?
(a) Because he doesn't need any identification.
(b) Because he wouldn't have any use for one.
(c) Because driving is easy.
(d) Because no one he knows has one.

9. Which two characters have told stories which are not entirely based on reality?
(a) Troy and Gabriel.
(b) Bono and Troy.
(c) Gabriel and Lyons.
(d) Troy and Lyons.

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

11. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the football recruiter comes to the house?
(a) He should not sign the papers.
(b) He should ask the recruiter how much money is involved.
(c) He should wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(d) He should sign the papers.

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

13. What does Troy tell Cory in response to his explanation about the football recruiter?
(a) Troy tells Cory he needs a full-time job.
(b) Troy tells Cory not to trust the recruiter.
(c) Troy tells Cory he has met the recruiter.
(d) Troy tells Cory to give back the gifts the recruiter gave him.

14. What does Cory go inside to do after Rose tells him that Troy is angry?
(a) To fix a sandwich.
(b) To look for money to give Rose.
(c) To find Troy.
(d) To see if Gabriel has come back.

15. What argument do Rose, Troy, and Bono have about grocery stores?
(a) Whether they should patronize the new supermarket on the corner.
(b) Whether you should shop where you get a good deal or where they know you.
(c) Whether it's possible to make a profit on a small grocery store in this day and age.
(d) Whether their local grocery store is clean or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 4, what are Troy and Bono celebrating when they come home?

2. What does Troy say in response to Rose's concern about Gabriel?

3. Troy says that all he's got strength to do is __________ (fill in the blank).

4. What does Troy say about his faithfulness to Rose?

5. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?

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