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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. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) When he fell down a flight of stairs.
(c) In the war.
(d) While loading a garbage truck.

2. While they are working together, for what reason does Troy say Cory should be grateful to him?
(a) That Troy is a good church-going man.
(b) That Rose and Troy are still together.
(c) That Troy put a roof over his head and food in his mouth.
(d) That Troy has never beaten him.

3. When Troy complains about Cory, what does Rose ask Troy?
(a) Rose asks Troy why he's so cranky about everything.
(b) Rose asks Troy why he doesn't speak to Cory about the boy's behavior.
(c) Rose asks Troy if he'll mow the lawn instead of Cory.
(d) Rose asks Troy if he wants a beer.

4. What is Rose doing when Cory returns home from football practice?
(a) She is mowing the lawn.
(b) She is taking clothes off the line.
(c) She is watering the garden.
(d) She is sweeping the sidewalk.

5. What does Troy say that he has to do because he is afraid of the devil?
(a) Stay married to Rose.
(b) Keep working at a job he hates.
(c) Pay off some furniture.
(d) Go to church every Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters have told stories which are not entirely based on reality?

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

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

4. At the end of Rose and Troy's conversation about Gabriel's money, where does Troy go?

5. How are Gabriel and Lyons related?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Cory comes home from football practice, why is Rose upset with him?

4. When Troy complains that Cory is lazy, how does Rose respond?

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

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

7. Why did the hospital call Troy after Alberta's death?

8. When Bono arrives at the house, for what reason is it revealed that Bono and Troy haven't seen each other for months?

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

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

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