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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. 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 sign the papers.
(b) He says he will wait to hear Bono's opinion.
(c) He says he will not ask the recruiter how much money is involved.
(d) He says he won't sign the papers.

2. When Troy comments that Hank Aaron is doing well, what is Troy's response?
(a) He says that Aaron is a sellout.
(b) He says that that's only one example.
(c) He says that he was a better player than Aaron.
(d) He says that Aaron is going to burn out in no time.

3. 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 Lyons has no talent.
(c) Troy says that he wants Lyons to quit playing.
(d) Troy says Lyons needs to earn a living so he can keep playing.

4. What does Cory go inside to do after Rose tells him that Troy is angry?
(a) To see if Gabriel has come back.
(b) To look for money to give Rose.
(c) To fix a sandwich.
(d) To find Troy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Troy says that blacks or Hispanics aren't being allowed to play baseball to their potential, how does Cory respond?

2. What do Rose and Bono say about Troy's long stories?

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

4. What does Troy assume Lyons is doing when he puts his hand in his pocket?

5. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Gabriel think he is?

3. What story does Troy tell about the time he saw Death in person?

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

5. Why does Troy say he left home when he was a young man?

6. Why does Troy say that he is not planning to give Alberta up?

7. Why does Gabriel say that the bad men arrested him?

8. What story does Troy tell about the time he met the devil?

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

10. After Bono and Troy's conversation about Alberta, Bono leaves and then Troy confesses what to Rose?

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