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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their conversation alone outside the house, what does Lyons tell Cory that Troy knows?
(a) Secrets.
(b) The score.
(c) The truth.
(d) People.

2. After several months have passed since Troy revealed his affair to Rose, how often has Troy been at home?
(a) About once a week to give Rose grocery money.
(b) Once a month to check on Cory.
(c) Just twice.
(d) Every night but only long enough to change his clothes.

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

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

5. When Cory comes home and finds Lyons visiting, what advice does Lyons give Cory?
(a) To stay away from Troy.
(b) To get Troy to help him find a job.
(c) To stop working and have some fun.
(d) To go on with his education.

6. After Bono leaves, Rose comes out and asks what happened with Gabriel. What does Troy tell her?
(a) He says he promised the judge he'd take care of Gabriel.
(b) He says he doesn't know.
(c) He tells her not to think about it.
(d) He says Gabriel is her problem.

7. What does Troy say to Bono about knowing where Troy's responsibilities lay?
(a) He says that his responsibility for Gabriel is complicated.
(b) He says that his responsibility is to not let anyone get hurt.
(c) He says that acting responsibly towards Cory will only make Cory angry.
(d) He says that his responsibility is to Rose and not Alberta.

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

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

10. After Rose goes inside the house after learning about the baby, to whom does Troy address his monologue?
(a) God.
(b) Death.
(c) Bono.
(d) The Devil.

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

12. Troy says that he made a hit when he met Rose, got to first base with Cory, and that Alberta makes him feel so good he could __________ (fill in the blank).
(a) Hit a ball out of the park.
(b) Hit a home run.
(c) Play in the World Series.
(d) Steal second.

13. Where does Rose go in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To the church bake sale.
(b) To take food to a sick friend.
(c) To the grocery store.
(d) To the car repair shop.

14. When Troy yells at Cory to get away from his (Troy's) house, what does Cory respond?
(a) Cory says that it's not his house at all because it was bought with Gabriel' money.
(b) Cory says that the house belongs to his mother and she's the only one who can tell him to leave.
(c) Cory says that this is just one more time that Troy has told him what to do.
(d) Cory says that he will beat up Troy before he leaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Rose can react to Troy's confession about an affair, who interrupts their conversation?

2. When Cory notices the fence had been built, what does Rose say?

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

4. At the beginning of Act 2, when Rose comes out and asks him to help in the kitchen, what is Cory doing?

5. When Rose tells Troy to come inside for lunch, what does he tell her about his affair with another woman?

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