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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Troy comments that Hank Aaron is doing well, what is Troy's response?

2. What does Rose say in response to Troy's comment that she's supposed to come when she's called?

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

4. Where does Cory work?

5. Whose names does Gabriel say are in Saint Peter's book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What comment do Rose and Bono make about Troy's tall tales?

7. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the recruiter comes?

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

9. What does Troy say in response to Rose's comment that their son Cory is being scouted by a recruiter?

10. What does Troy remind Rose about Gabriel's compensation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how money affects the following characters: Troy, Cory, and Lyons. Explain why money is an issue for each and what each character does about the issue during the course of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rose's decision to raise the baby Troy fathered with another woman. In what way is her decision a reflection of her characteristics throughout the play? In what way does her decision change her relationship with Troy? In what way does her decision change her life both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character of Lyons. How he is related to the other characters in the book? What are his dreams and difficulties? Why might the playwright have included Lyons' character?

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