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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. What descriptive word does Troy use when he complains about Cory to Rose?
2. After working silently for a while with Troy, Cory tries to make small talk about baseball and Troy makes which of the following comments?
3. What does Troy say about Alberta?
4. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?
5. While they are working together, for what reason does Troy say Cory should be grateful to him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Troy say when Rose wonders who's going to bury Alberta?
2. When Cory come home after having been gone for years, how is he dressed?
3. What does Troy say about the Negro Leagues in baseball?
4. Why does Troy say that it doesn't matter that he doesn't have a driver's license?
5. What does Rose say when Troy asks her to take care of the baby?
6. After Bono and Troy's conversation about Alberta, Bono leaves and then Troy confesses what to Rose?
7. Gabriel is no longer living at the boarding house; where has he now been taken?
8. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the recruiter comes?
9. Why does Troy feel he is being treated unfairly at work?
10. What does Rose say Raynell brought into her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the final moments of the play and explain the symbolism of Gabriel's words and actions.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the play, Troy constantly feels the need to control the lives of others. Analyze how Troy controls--or tries to control--the lives of Rose, Cory, and Gabriel. In each instance, give specific examples and explain to what extent these characters have improved the control of their own lives by the end of the play.
Essay Topic 3
In the play, Rose reveals an early theme of the play when she states, "Some people don't know that improving their lives is possible." Discuss this theme as it applies to Troy. What is Troy's opinion of this idea? Why does he feel the way he does?
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