August Wilson's Fences (Adapted)
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This quiz tests one's knowledge of Fences written by August Wilson. Most of this quiz is adapted from www. Sparknotes. Com.
- 1.What kind of professional men are Troy and Bono?
- A.
Postmen
- B.
Firemen
- C.
Millionaires
- D.
Sanitation workers
- 2.Where did Troy and Bono meet?
- A.
Jail
- B.
A Hardware Store
- C.
College
- D.
In the Negro Leagues
- 3.What made Troy sick enough to go to the hospital in 1941?
- A.
Typhoid fever
- B.
Pneumonia
- C.
Small pox
- D.
Yellow fever
- 4.
- A.
Soccer
- B.
Baseball
- C.
Basketball
- D.
Football
- 5.What Saint does Gabriel think he talks to?
- A.
Paul
- B.
Peter
- C.
Augustine
- D.
Anne
- 6.Where do Bono and Troy meet Alberta?
- A.
Bono's House
- B.
The Baseball Park
- C.
Taylor's
- D.
The A&P supermarket
- 7.Where is Cory supposed to work after school?
- A.
Taylor's
- B.
The A&P supermarket
- C.
Bono's house
- D.
The baseball park
- 8.What kind of music does Lyons play?
- A.
Classical
- B.
Hip-Hop
- C.
Jazz
- D.
Blues
- 9.What sport did Troy play?
- A.
Baseball
- B.
Football
- C.
Basketball
- D.
Track & Field
- 10.What does Troy do that leads to Cory's first physical fight with Troy?
- A.
He tells Cory he cannot have a television
- B.
He makes Cory build a fence
- C.
He grabs Rose's arm
- D.
He prevents Cory from going to college
- 11.In what decade does Fences begin?
- A.
1980s
- B.
1950s
- C.
1960s
- D.
1920s
- 12.What does Rose want Troy and Cory to finish building?
- A.
Roof
- B.
House
- C.
A baseball park
- D.
Fence
- 13.Who originally knows about Troy's affair with Alberta?
- A.
Bono
- B.
Cory
- C.
Lyons
- D.
Mr. Rand
- 14.How are Gabriel and Troy related?
- A.
They are cousins
- B.
They are friends
- C.
They are co-workers
- D.
They are brothers
- 15.Why didn't Troy get to play in the Major Leagues?
- A.
He was too old by the time they accepted black players
- B.
He didn't get along with the coaches
- C.
He was never good enough to play
- D.
He didn't want to join
- 16.What do Bono and Troy stop doing together?
- A.
Playing dominoes and drinking
- B.
Cheating on their wives
- C.
Drinking and working
- D.
Playing baseball
- 17.Where did Troy grow up?
- A.
Tallahassee
- B.
Pittsburgh
- C.
Somewhere in the south
- D.
Greentree
- 18.What is Troy's promotion?
- A.
He becomes Bono's boss
- B.
He becomes a garbage truck driver
- C.
He becomes a union leader
- D.
He lifts garbage into the garbage trucks
- 19.What does Cory do after high school?
- A.
He joins the Marines
- B.
He joins the Army
- C.
He attends the University of North Carolina
- D.
He plays college football
- 20.After Rose learns of Troy's affair, she becomes more involved with what organization?
- A.
Cory's football team
- B.
Troy's union
- C.
Her church
- D.
Raynell's nursery school
- 21.How does Troy die?
- A.
Suicide
- B.
Cory kills him with a baseball bat
- C.
A heart attack
- D.
Cancer
- 22.Cory and Raynell do what together?
- A.
Play baseball
- B.
Sing
- C.
Plant a Garden
- D.
Cry
- 23.Why does Rose decide to care for Raynell?
- A.
Rose is Raynell's birth mother
- B.
Raynell is sick
- C.
Cory always wanted a sister
- D.
She decides Raynell is innocent of Troy's sins
- 24.Why did Troy accidentally sign the papers that permitted Gabe to be sent to a mental hospital?
- A.
He couldn't read the papers
- B.
He thought he was signing a baseball contract
- C.
He was angry with Gabe for moving out
- D.
He was tired of paying Gabe's bail
- 25.What does Gabe do when his trumpet fails to play?
- A.
Borrows a saxophone from Lyons
- B.
Spits
- C.
Dances and makes a cry
- D.
Fixes the trumpet
- 26.Troy perceives Death in what actual forms?
- A.
A coach and a marching band
- B.
A salesman and an army
- C.
A pitcher and a catcher
- D.
A doctor and a lawyer
- 27.Who said these words: "Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner."?
- A.
Bono
- B.
Troy
- C.
Cory
- D.
Rose
- 28.Who said these words:"You got to take the crookeds with the straights. That's what Papa used to say."?
- A.
Bono
- B.
Troy
- C.
Lyons
- D.
Cory
- 29.Who said these words: "Some people build fences to keep people out and other people build fences to keep people in" ?
- A.
Bono
- B.
Troy
- C.
Rose
- D.
Gabriel
- 30.Who said these words: "You can't visit the sins of the father upon the child."?
- A.
Bono
- B.
Troy
- C.
Lyons
- D.
Rose
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