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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) How much money they'll be wasting on the fence.
(d) Why he has to help with the fence.

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

3. What does Rose ask Troy not to do when Troy comments that Alberta was not alone in the world?
(a) Rose asks Troy to ask for forgiveness.
(b) Rose asks Troy not to push her away.
(c) Rose asks Troy to judge everyone fairly.
(d) Rose asks Troy to forget about Alberta.

4. What does Rose say Raynell brought into her life?
(a) Hope.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) A mature motherhood.
(d) A chance to raise a daughter.

5. In Act 2, Scene 4, after Bono leaves, Cory tries to do what?
(a) To get out of working on the fence.
(b) To get Troy to give him some money.
(c) To step over Troy to get into the house.
(d) To convince Troy to let him go out that night.

6. What is Rose doing when Troy arrives home with his and Alberta's baby?
(a) Sitting on the porch.
(b) Repairing the fence.
(c) Waiting at the fence for Troy.
(d) Working in the garden.

7. As Troy sings, Bono stops by on his way _______ (fill in the blank).
(a) To meet a woman.
(b) To a domino game.
(c) To buy groceries.
(d) To the bar.

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

9. When Troy says that he's been stuck with Rose for eighteen years, how does she respond?
(a) That it's felt longer than that to her.
(b) That they have Cory to show for their long relationship.
(c) That she feels angry with him for using the word "stuck."
(d) That she always put her faith in him and their marriage.

10. What does Troy say that he can't stand Cory doing?
(a) Asking Troy for money.
(b) Stepping over him.
(c) Trying to get out of work.
(d) Going out at night until all hours.

11. After she has dealt with the reality of Troy's affair, what does Rose tell him about her feelings concerning the affair?
(a) That she's ready to forgive him.
(b) That she has come to accept the situation.
(c) That she's had enough.
(d) That she wants him to rethink his situation.

12. At the very end of the play, who is NOT there watching Gabriel?
(a) Cory.
(b) Bono.
(c) Rose.
(d) Lyons.

13. What does Cory say when Troy talks about how much he's given Cory?
(a) Cory says that he wishes Troy was not his father.
(b) Cory says that Troy has never given him anything.
(c) Cory says that Troy has only done what fathers are supposed to do.
(d) Cory tells Troy all he's ever done is to hold him back.

14. When Rose comes out, Gabriel arrives prepared to do what?
(a) Move back into the house that actually belongs to him.
(b) Blow the gates of heaven open for Troy.
(c) Play his horn loudly at Troy's funeral.
(d) Tear down the fence he's always hated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Rose and Troy discuss Gabriel, what does Troy tell Rose to do?

2. In their conversation alone outside the house, what does Lyons tell Cory that Troy knows?

3. Troy stops the conversation with Rose about his affair by saying he is going ________ (fill in the blank).

4. Troy tells Rose he needs to do what in order to help Gabriel?

5. How long has it been since Bono has been by to see Troy?

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