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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 Rose say in response to Troy's comment that she's supposed to come when she's called?
(a) She says she's not a dog.
(b) She says she doesn't like Troy to talk to her like that in front of Bono.
(c) She says she isn't Troy's slave.
(d) She says she didn't hear Troy call her.

2. When Rose asks Gabriel if he wants breakfast, what does he say?
(a) He says the ladies of the church see that he's fed.
(b) He says he usually eats breakfast with Saint Peter.
(c) He says he doesn't eat breakfast.
(d) He says the angels prepare his breakfast.

3. What does Troy assume Lyons is doing when he puts his hand in his pocket?
(a) Troy assumes Lyons is going to pay Bono back.
(b) Troy assumes Lyons it going to show he has no money to buy them drinks.
(c) Troy assumes Lyons is going to ask for money.
(d) Troy assumes Lyons is going to pay Troy back.

4. How does Cory respond to his mother as he leaves the house, hurrying because he is late for a game?
(a) He says that he will clean his room when he gets home.
(b) He says that he'll be home immediately after the game.
(c) He says that he'll call the recruiter back when he gets home.
(d) He says that he'll bring chicken home for his mother.

5. In response to what Rose tells him to do, what does Troy say he will do when the recruiter comes to the house?
(a) He says he will wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(b) He says he will not ask the recruiter how much money is involved.
(c) He says he will sign the papers.
(d) He says he won't sign the papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the first Act closes, what does Troy tell Cory he'd better be careful not to do?

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

3. When Cory answers Troy's question about whether he's just come home with "yeah," what does Troy remind him?

4. What does Cory tell Troy about the football recruiter who has watched Cory play with his high school team?

5. Troy says that all he's got strength to do is __________ (fill in the blank).

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. What is Rose's response to Troy's confession about Alberta?

3. What does Troy say in response to Cory's question about why Troy has never liked him?

4. What does Troy say about the Negro Leagues in baseball?

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

6. Why is Troy upset about the $50 bail needed to get Gabriel out of jail?

7. After Lyons leaves, and Cory is left alone in the yard, what does he do, unaware that Troy is watching him?

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

9. What reason does Bono give Cory when he asks why Rose wants a fence?

10. Why does Troy tell Cory that he needs to get a full-time job?

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