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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Gabriel say his own name is not in Saint Peter's book?
(a) Because he has already died.
(b) Because he is too young.
(c) Because of his sins.
(d) Because he will never die.

3. What does Troy say about the Negro League?
(a) That it was good for blacks.
(b) That it was a stupid idea.
(c) That it had better pitchers.
(d) That he knew everybody in it.

4. Who is Blue?
(a) A girl Bono knows.
(b) A dog.
(c) The boss.
(d) Troy's co-worker.

5. When Troy says that blacks or Hispanics aren't being allowed to play baseball to their potential, how does Cory respond?
(a) Cory says the Hispanics are better players than the blacks.
(b) Cory agrees with his father.
(c) Cory says the blacks are better players than the Hispanics.
(d) Cory gives examples of black players who are doing well.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rose appears in Act 1, why does Bono say he doesn't want to stay for dinner?

2. Why does Troy say that he doesn't need a driver's license?

3. What does Rose say Cory wants to hear from Troy?

4. What does Troy say would have happened if he hadn't taken charge of Gabriel's money?

5. What is Troy's response to Cory's question about why Troy never liked him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment do Rose and Bono make about Troy's tall tales?

2. Why is Troy, many months after revealing his affair, still coming home every night?

3. When Cory answers a question about school by simply saying "yeah," what does Troy say to Cory?

4. While Troy and Bono are celebrating, for what reason does Lyons come to see Rose and Troy?

5. What does Troy say when Rose wonders who's going to bury Alberta?

6. What does Lyons tell Cory when Cory says he can't find a job?

7. For what reason does Troy rightly assume that Lyons has come to see them?

8. Why does Cory say he has come home for Troy's funeral?

9. When Cory come home after having been gone for years, how is he dressed?

10. What does Troy say in response to Bono's comment that he's been spending a lot of time with a woman named Alberta?

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