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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rose goes inside the house after learning about the baby, to whom does Troy address his monologue?
(a) God.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Death.
(d) Bono.

2. While Rose is grappling with the news of Troy's affair, what does Gabriel give Rose?
(a) Some candy.
(b) A book.
(c) Some money.
(d) A flower.

3. How long has it been since Bono has been by to see Troy?
(a) A year.
(b) Several months.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

4. When Cory comes out and tries to free Rose from Troy's grip, what does Troy do?
(a) He punches Cory.
(b) He yells for Gabriel to come outside.
(c) He lets Rose go.
(d) He throws Rose to the ground.

5. What is Rose's reaction when Troy asks her to help take care of Alberta's baby?
(a) She slaps Troy.
(b) She goes inside.
(c) She walks outside the fence.
(d) She tells him to go away.

6. At the very end of the play, who is NOT there watching Gabriel?
(a) Lyons.
(b) Bono.
(c) Rose.
(d) Cory.

7. What does Troy say after Cory says he's leaving and tells Rose he'll be back for his things later?
(a) He says he should have made the decision long before.
(b) He yells, "Good riddance to bad rubbish!"
(c) He calls after him to come when Troy's not home.
(d) He shouts, "Hallelujah!"

8. What does Troy say to Bono about knowing where Troy's responsibilities lay?
(a) He says that his responsibility is to Rose and not Alberta.
(b) He says that his responsibility is to not let anyone get hurt.
(c) He says that acting responsibly towards Cory will only make Cory angry.
(d) He says that his responsibility for Gabriel is complicated.

9. What does Gabriel do when he realizes there is no sound coming from his horn?
(a) He begins to dance.
(b) He embraces Rose.
(c) He falls to the gound.
(d) He begins crying.

10. At the beginning of Act 2, when Rose comes out and asks him to help in the kitchen, what is Cory doing?
(a) Mowing the lawn.
(b) Shooting baskets.
(c) Swinging Troy's baseball bat.
(d) Washing the car.

11. What argument does Troy use to talk Rose into taking care of the baby?
(a) He says that the baby is his child.
(b) He says the baby hasn't done anything to hurt her.
(c) He says that Rose is a wonderful mother.
(d) He says that Rose has always wanted a daughter.

12. When Troy yells at Cory to get away from his (Troy's) house, what does Cory respond?
(a) Cory says that this is just one more time that Troy has told him what to do.
(b) Cory says that the house belongs to his mother and she's the only one who can tell him to leave.
(c) Cory says that he will beat up Troy before he leaves.
(d) Cory says that it's not his house at all because it was bought with Gabriel' money.

13. Troy tells Rose he needs to do what in order to help Gabriel?
(a) Keep him away from liquor.
(b) Keep him from gambling.
(c) Fix things with his boss.
(d) Come up with $50 bail.

14. What does Troy say that he can't stand Cory doing?
(a) Asking Troy for money.
(b) Trying to get out of work.
(c) Stepping over him.
(d) Going out at night until all hours.

15. What does Lyons tell Cory that Troy always said about trouble?
(a) Trouble follows you always.
(b) It's bad to rely on luck to solve your troubles.
(c) You always have to take the bad with the good.
(d) Good people have bad times just the same as bad people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has control over Gabriel's money?

2. Once Rose and Troy are alone, what does Rose say about Troy's affair?

3. In his monologue, what does Troy say he's going to finish?

4. At the beginning of the Act 2, Scene 5, the first time we see Raynell, why is she in the yard when Cory arrives?

5. When Cory comes home while Lyons is visiting, where has he been?

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