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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Troy's mother?
(a) She died when Troy was a baby.
(b) She ran off when Troy was eight.
(c) She went to live with Troy's sister.
(d) She shot Troy's father and was sent to prison.

2. What does Troy remember about his own father?
(a) That he was deaf.
(b) That he was selfish and angry at the world.
(c) That he didn't like Troy.
(d) That he was tough but understanding.

3. Why does Troy tell Rose to go back inside?
(a) Troy says he's tired of his dinner being late.
(b) Troy says he and Bono are talking man talk.
(c) Troy says she is embarrassing him.
(d) Troy says the phone is ringing and Rose should answer it.

4. What sport does Bono say Troy excelled at?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Golf.

5. Under what circumstances was Gabriel injured, leaving him with a brass plate in his head?
(a) When he fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) In the war.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) While loading a garbage truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of going back inside as Troy asks her to, what story does Rose (with Troy's help) tell Bono?

2. What does Troy say about the fact that Lyons wants to be a musician?

3. What does Cory tell Troy about his job?

4. What does Rose say Cory wants to hear from Troy?

5. Why does Gabriel say his own name is not in Saint Peter's book?

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