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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Troy returns from listening to the ball game and caresses Rose suggestively, what is Rose's response?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She tells him to wait until later.
(c) She tells him to leave her alone.
(d) She kisses him passionately.

2. Why does Gabriel suddenly run off from Rose and Troy's yard?
(a) He says he hears the hounds of hell coming after him.
(b) He is angry with Troy for lecturing him.
(c) He is afraid of the noise from the trash trucks.
(d) He says Saint Peter needs him immediately.

3. Earlier in the day, what had one of Troy and Bono's co-workers been caught doing?
(a) Trying to block the driveway.
(b) Trying to leave early.
(c) Trying to kiss the secretary.
(d) Trying to steal a watermelon.

4. When Troy comments that Hank Aaron is doing well, what is Troy's response?
(a) He says that that's only one example.
(b) He says that Aaron is a sellout.
(c) He says that he was a better player than Aaron.
(d) He says that Aaron is going to burn out in no time.

5. What does Troy say about the Negro League?
(a) That it had better pitchers.
(b) That he knew everybody in it.
(c) That it was a stupid idea.
(d) That it was good for blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Gabriel and Lyons related?

2. Why does Troy tell Cory he has to get another job?

3. When Bono tells Troy he'll be back on Monday, what does Troy say?

4. What does Rose say about the possibility of improving one's life?

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

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