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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gabriel do when Lyons tries to help him?
(a) He embraces Lyons.
(b) He pushes Lyons away.
(c) He yells at Lyons.
(d) He gives Lyons his horn.

2. When Rose agrees to take care of the baby, what does she say Troy will be from that moment on?
(a) A bad example for Cory.
(b) A money provider only.
(c) Only a visitor to the house.
(d) A womanless man.

3. Why does the hospital contact Troy?
(a) To give blood.
(b) To pick up his and Alberta's baby.
(c) To sign the papers for Alberta to be put in the mental institution.
(d) To file a missing persons report.

4. What does Rose ask Troy not to do when Troy comments that Alberta was not alone in the world?
(a) Rose asks Troy to forget about Alberta.
(b) Rose asks Troy to ask for forgiveness.
(c) Rose asks Troy to judge everyone fairly.
(d) Rose asks Troy not to push her away.

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

6. While Cory is inside looking for another saw, what does Bono tell Troy to be careful about?
(a) About wasting too much time on the fence.
(b) About carrying on with two women.
(c) About alienating Cory.
(d) About spending too much money on the fence.

7. After several months have passed since Troy revealed his affair to Rose, how often has Troy been at home?
(a) Every night but only long enough to change his clothes.
(b) Just twice.
(c) Once a month to check on Cory.
(d) About once a week to give Rose grocery money.

8. What does Gabriel know at the end of the play?
(a) That the gates of heaven are open.
(b) That he's gotten his revenge.
(c) That life will be better for him now.
(d) That Troy is not in heaven.

9. How many children has Troy actually fathered?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. After she has dealt with the reality of Troy's affair, what does Rose tell him about her feelings concerning the affair?
(a) That she has come to accept the situation.
(b) That she's ready to forgive him.
(c) That she's had enough.
(d) That she wants him to rethink his situation.

11. What does Troy tell Cory after he has tried to free Rose?
(a) That Cory should watch his back.
(b) That Cory couldn't take him on.
(c) That he's calling a foul.
(d) That he's just had strike two.

12. What does Troy say to Bono before he leaves after helping Troy with the fence?
(a) He says he will talk to Bono about his problems later.
(b) He says he hears what Bono is saying.
(c) He tells Bono about his mother's death.
(d) He tells Bono to leave him alone.

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

14. Troy says that he made a hit when he met Rose, got to first base with Cory, and that Alberta makes him feel so good he could __________ (fill in the blank).
(a) Steal second.
(b) Hit a home run.
(c) Hit a ball out of the park.
(d) Play in the World Series.

15. Which character in the play lived with Troy and Rose at one time?
(a) Alberta.
(b) Troy's father.
(c) Bono.
(d) Gabriel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Troy say he is not prepared to give up the affair with Alberta?

4. At the end of the play, why does Lyons go into the house?

5. What is Rose doing when Troy arrives home with his and Alberta's baby?

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