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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Troy say he is not prepared to give up the affair with Alberta?
(a) Because Alberta makes him feel good.
(b) Because he can handle two women.
(c) Because he's tired of Rose.
(d) Because Alberta is pregnant.

2. What does Gabriel know at the end of the play?
(a) That he's gotten his revenge.
(b) That Troy is not in heaven.
(c) That the gates of heaven are open.
(d) That life will be better for him now.

3. When Cory comes home and finds Lyons visiting, what advice does Lyons give Cory?
(a) To stop working and have some fun.
(b) To go on with his education.
(c) To stay away from Troy.
(d) To get Troy to help him find a job.

4. After Rose goes inside the house after learning about the baby, to whom does Troy address his monologue?
(a) Bono.
(b) The Devil.
(c) God.
(d) Death.

5. Who is going with Rose on her errand?
(a) Cory.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Raynell.
(d) Lyons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gabriel do when Lyons tries to help him?

2. Which of the following is NOT included in Old Blue's song?

3. Why does Troy say he will take care of the baby?

4. What does Rose say that angers Troy so much that he grabs her arm when she starts to go in the house?

5. At the beginning of the Act 2, Scene 5, the first time we see Raynell, why is she in the yard when Cory arrives?

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