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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. When Rose remarks that a neighbor won some money in the lottery, what opinion does Troy express?
(a) He says the neighbor has been spending money on the lottery for years.
(b) He says the neighbor didn't deserve to win.
(c) He says the lottery is going to be stopped.
(d) He says the lottery is a waste of money.

2. How are Gabriel and Lyons related?
(a) They are not related.
(b) Lyons is Gabriel's nephew.
(c) Gabriel and Lyons are brothers.
(d) Gabriel is Lyon's father.

3. 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 isn't Troy's slave.
(c) She says she doesn't like Troy to talk to her like that in front of Bono.
(d) She says she didn't hear Troy call her.

4. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the football recruiter comes to the house?
(a) He should wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(b) He should not sign the papers.
(c) He should ask the recruiter how much money is involved.
(d) He should sign the papers.

5. Why does Troy want to know where Cory is in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Troy wants Cory to mow the lawn.
(b) Troy wants Cory to go to the store for him.
(c) Troy wants Cory to help build the fence.
(d) Troy wants Cory to spend more time at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?

2. What argument do Rose, Troy, and Bono have about grocery stores?

3. What sport does Bono say Troy excelled at?

4. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?

5. What prompts Troy to tell a long story about how he saw Death in person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After Lyons arrives in Act 1, Scene 4, Gabriel reveals to Rose that he thinks Troy is mad at him for what reason?

5. What warning does Bono give Troy about Rose?

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

7. What has Bono been doing on Friday nights instead of drinking beer with Troy?

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

9. When Troy and Bono come home after Cory has left for the game, why are they celebrating?

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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