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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore is Rose doing when Troy comes out of the house?
(a) She is weeding the garden.
(b) She is putting the trash out for collection.
(c) She is hanging out clothes to dry.
(d) She is cutting the grass.

2. Where does Cory work?
(a) At the convenience store.
(b) At the supermarket.
(c) At the football concession stand.
(d) At the car repair shop.

3. Tony and Bono get together on the Friday night on which Fences begins. What is their reason for doing so?
(a) To take their wives to the movies.
(b) To watch a football game.
(c) To drink beer and talk.
(d) To complain to the boss about their pay.

4. When Gabriel first appears, what is he carrying?
(a) A tie.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A book.
(d) A suitcase.

5. Which two characters have told stories which are not entirely based on reality?
(a) Bono and Troy.
(b) Gabriel and Lyons.
(c) Troy and Gabriel.
(d) Troy and Lyons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Troy's response to Rose's argument that times have changed?

2. Where does the money come from that Rose gives Lyons?

3. Who lives with Rose and Troy?

4. What does Bono say about Alberta?

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

(see the answer key)

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