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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Lyons leaves, what does Cory do alone in the yard, not knowing that Troy is watching him?
(a) Swings Troy's bat.
(b) Tears down some bushes.
(c) Kicks a football.
(d) Works on the fence.

3. After Rose and Troy discuss Gabriel, what does Troy tell Rose to do?
(a) Get him a drink.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Give him $50.
(d) Send Cory out.

4. Troy tells Rose he needs to do what in order to help Gabriel?
(a) Fix things with his boss.
(b) Keep him from gambling.
(c) Come up with $50 bail.
(d) Keep him away from liquor.

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

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

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

8. Why has Troy been busy at work?
(a) He is working overtime.
(b) His boss is pushing him.
(c) He's driving a different route every week.
(d) He's doing his job and Bono's too.

9. What happens to Alberta?
(a) She runs away, leaving the baby in the hospital.
(b) She dies giving birth.
(c) No one knows.
(d) She is put into a mental institution.

10. When Rose agrees to take care of the baby, what does she say Troy will be from that moment on?
(a) Only a visitor to the house.
(b) A money provider only.
(c) A womanless man.
(d) A bad example for Cory.

11. 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.

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

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

14. 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's had enough.
(c) That she wants him to rethink his situation.
(d) That she has come to accept the situation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Troy say after Cory says he's leaving and tells Rose he'll be back for his things later?

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

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

4. Once Rose and Troy are alone, what does Rose say about Troy's affair?

5. While Cory is inside looking for another saw, what does Bono tell Troy to be careful about?

(see the answer keys)

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