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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 Rose tells Troy that Cory is home, what does Troy do?

2. On the day the play begins, what did the boss do when he caught Troy and Bono's co-worker doing something wrong?

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

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

5. What does Rose comment when Troy says that Gabriel can come and go at the boarding house just as he could at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Cory respond when Troy tells him how much he has done for Cory?

3. What outside chore does Troy want Cory to help him with when Cory comes home from football practice?

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

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

6. For what reason does Troy rightly assume that Lyons has come to see them?

7. What does Troy say to his baby daughter?

8. Gabriel is no longer living at the boarding house; where has he now been taken?

9. What is Troy's answer to Rose's question about why he won't let Cory play football?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of the play, examining the time frame during which the play is set. How does Wilson alert the audience/reader to the passage of time from scene to scene? In your analysis, include your ideas about why Wilson made the decision to start the play when Cory was a high school student and end it nearly eight years later. Discuss the ways changes in other characters could only have been accomplished by using that time frame.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Troy's attitude toward responsibility. Explain in detail what actions Troy takes in the play based on the importance he places on acting responsibly.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the specific events which lead to Troy's downfall. Mention each character in the book and how Troy's loss of control is manifested by each.

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