August Wilson's Fences (Adapted)
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.What sport is Cory recruited to play in college?
- 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
Questions: 47 | Attempts: 3545 | Last updated: Apr 14, 2020
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Sample QuestionDo you believe Troy did the right thing by protecting Cory from the "white folks"? In other words, did Troy do the right thing by stopping Cory from playing football?
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