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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. Troy says that all he's got strength to do is __________ (fill in the blank).
(a) Stay put and not pick up and leave.
(b) Pray for guidance.
(c) Earn a living to support all the people who rely on him.
(d) Put up with all the people telling him what to do.

2. Where does the money come from that Rose gives Lyons?
(a) From Cory's desk.
(b) From Troy's pay.
(c) From Bono.
(d) From her apron pocket.

3. Who lives with Rose and Troy?
(a) Cory.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Bono.
(d) Lyons.

4. As Troy complains about how everybody manages his money for him, Gabriel arrives carrying what?
(a) A bottle of gin.
(b) A rose.
(c) A book.
(d) A bag of coins.

5. What does Troy say about the fact that Lyons wants to be a musician?
(a) Troy says that Lyons needs to make some important contacts.
(b) Troy says that he wants Lyons to quit playing.
(c) Troy says Lyons needs to earn a living so he can keep playing.
(d) Troy says that Lyons has no talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gabriel tell Troy he has eaten with that morning?

2. Why does Gabriel say his own name is not in Saint Peter's book?

3. What does Rose say is the reason that Troy never played in the major leagues?

4. In what way does Troy say he doesn't want his son to end up like him?

5. When Lyons appears, what makes Troy ask him why he's not in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Troy go to prison as a young man?

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

4. What does Rose say was the reason why Troy never got to play in the major leagues?

5. What did Troy finish before he died?

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

7. What does Gabriel do at the end of the play?

8. What does Rose say when Troy asks her to take care of the baby?

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

10. How does Rose respond to Bono when he wonders why he stayed at his lousy first home so long?

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