View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bono answer in reply to Cory's question about why they need a fence?

2. Bono remarks to Troy that he has noticed that Troy has been spending a lot of time with whom?

3. What does Rose say Troy was doing when he died?

4. What does Rose ask Troy not to do when Troy comments that Alberta was not alone in the world?

5. When Rose comes out, Gabriel arrives prepared to do what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of Troy and Bono's relationship, explaining how long the two had been friends, how their relationship could be described at the beginning of the play, as well as how and why it changed by the end of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the issue of racial prejudice in the play, both in terms of what are factual issues addressed and what are problems for which Troy claims exist only because of the domination of the white man over the black man.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Rose and Troy. In your analysis, include the following topics: Rose's ultimatum to Troy before they married, Troy's treatment of Rose and her treatment of him throughout the play, Rose's reaction to Troy's affair, and ways in which the couple's relationship changes by the end of the play.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 343 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample