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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rose say Troy was doing when he died?
(a) Drinking with Bono.
(b) Working on the fence.
(c) Driving the garbage truck.
(d) Swinging his baseball bat.

2. Left alone, what song does Troy sing?
(a) A song about a dog.
(b) A song about love.
(c) A song about loss.
(d) A song about traveling the roads.

3. What does Troy say to his daughter?
(a) That he cares about her.
(b) That he won't let anything bad happen to her.
(c) That he's done his best.
(d) That people can be cruel.

4. What does Gabriel do when Lyons tries to help him?
(a) He embraces Lyons.
(b) He pushes Lyons away.
(c) He gives Lyons his horn.
(d) He yells at Lyons.

5. What is Rose's reaction when Troy asks her to help take care of Alberta's baby?
(a) She slaps Troy.
(b) She goes inside.
(c) She tells him to go away.
(d) She walks outside the fence.

6. What does Cory want to know about the fence?
(a) How long it will take to get the fence finished.
(b) Why Rose wants a fence in the first place.
(c) Why he has to help with the fence.
(d) How much money they'll be wasting on the fence.

7. For what reason does Rose tell Raynell to come in and get dressed?
(a) They are going to Troy's funeral.
(b) Rose doesn't want Raynell seen in the yard in her night clothes.
(c) Rose wants to see if Raynell's new dress fits.
(d) They have errands to do.

8. Why does Troy say he is not prepared to give up the affair with Alberta?
(a) Because Alberta is pregnant.
(b) Because Alberta makes him feel good.
(c) Because he can handle two women.
(d) Because he's tired of Rose.

9. What is Troy's response to Rose's feelings about his affair?
(a) He says he's doing the best he can.
(b) He says Rose doesn't know how good she has it.
(c) He says he is in love with Alberta.
(d) He says he doesn't care what Rose thinks.

10. Why does the hospital contact Troy?
(a) To sign the papers for Alberta to be put in the mental institution.
(b) To file a missing persons report.
(c) To pick up his and Alberta's baby.
(d) To give blood.

11. How long has it been since Bono has been by to see Troy?
(a) Two days.
(b) A year.
(c) Several months.
(d) A week.

12. What does Troy tell Cory after he has tried to free Rose?
(a) That Cory should watch his back.
(b) That he's calling a foul.
(c) That Cory couldn't take him on.
(d) That he's just had strike two.

13. After Troy has confessed to the affair, what does Rose say she realizes about him?
(a) That he's had to put up with a lot in his life.
(b) That he's just a drunk.
(c) That he has turned into a good father.
(d) That he is not the good man she thought he was.

14. Which character in the play lived with Troy and Rose at one time?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Troy's father.
(c) Bono.
(d) Alberta.

15. How many children has Troy actually fathered?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cory wearing when he arrives home and meets Raynell for the first time since she was a baby?

2. Gabriel had been living at the boarding house, but during Rose and Troy's conversation, it is revealed that Gabriel is now living where?

3. In his monologue, what does Troy say he's going to finish?

4. What does Rose say Raynell brought into her life?

5. When Cory comes out and tries to free Rose from Troy's grip, what does Troy do?

(see the answer keys)

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