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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Cory runs out of the house, late for a game, what does Rose say to him?
(a) That the recruiter called him again.
(b) That she hopes he wins.
(c) That his room is a mess.
(d) That she'll make his favorite dinner.

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

3. Whose names does Gabriel say are in Saint Peter's book?
(a) Troy and Cory's.
(b) Troy and Rose's.
(c) Rose and Cory's.
(d) Gabriel and Rose's.

4. Once Cory goes inside after he is finished helping Troy for the day, what does Rose ask Troy?
(a) Why he won't let Cory play football.
(b) Why he thinks football isn't as good a sport as baseball.
(c) Why he never takes Cory out anywhere.
(d) Why he thinks Cory isn't talented at football.

5. What does Rose say about the possibility of improving one's life?
(a) She says that Bono should try to improve his life.
(b) She says that she wishes Cory would look at life's possibilities.
(c) She says that she hopes to improve her life some day.
(d) She says that some people don't know that improving their lives is possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. After telling Rose to go into the house to get Cory to help him, what does Troy do?

2. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the football recruiter comes to the house?

3. In Act 1, Scene 4, what are Troy and Bono celebrating when they come home?

4. What do Rose and Bono say about Troy's long stories?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rose upset with Cory when he leaves for a football game?

2. How does Rose respond to Bono when he wonders why he stayed at his lousy first home so long?

3. What does Rose say was the reason why Troy never got to play in the major leagues?

4. When Bono arrives at the house, for what reason is it revealed that Bono and Troy haven't seen each other for months?

5. What did Gabriel receive as compensation for his injury?

6. When Cory answers a question about school by simply saying "yeah," what does Troy say to Cory?

7. What did Troy finish before he died?

8. What story does Troy tell about the time he met the devil?

9. What does Rose tell Troy he should do when the recruiter comes?

10. When Troy and Bono come home after Cory has left for the game, why are they celebrating?

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