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Fences Act 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Troy's job? | Garbage collector |
| Troy says he "wrestled" with Death, this is meant to make him seem..... | arrogant |
| When Rose tells Troy that Cory got recruited for football it is meant to be ...... | positive because of the opportunity for Cory |
| What does Troy think of Lyons and Lyons not getting a hard labor job | he's lazy |
| Troy views Cory's pursuit of football as | frivolous (no purpose or value) |
| How does Troy feel about Pope (restaurant owner) | discontented by how he treats blacks (his own kind) |
| "I'm talking about if you could play ball then they ought to have let you play. Don't care what color you were.” WHat was Troy describing | How teams always played the white players over the black players even though black players may have been better |
| Who is Jim Bono? WHere did Troy meet him | Troy's friend; met him in prison |
| Who is Rose | Troy's wife |
| Who is Cory | Troy's son with Rose |
| Who is Lyons | Troy's son with another woman before he met Rose |
| What does Cory want Troy to buy for the house | A TV |
| Where did Troy learn to play baseball | prison |
| What was the outcome of Troy meeting with the Commissioner | He was promoted to driver of the garbage truck |
| Troy doesn't have something that is important to have for the promotion that he received. | a drivers license |
| What reason does Rose give for Troy not being successful in baseball | he's too old |
| What question does Cory ask that prompts a long lecture from Troy on responsibility | "how come you never liked me" |
| What caused Troy to leave home at an early age | his father found him with a girl and he started beating him, then went after Troy's girl; he and Troy fought and Troy was beaten badly |
| What project is Troy working on that is unfinished when the play starts | building a fence for the back yard |
| Who is Gabriel | Troys's older brother |
| What happened to Gabriel | shot in the head during WWII and not has a metal plate in his head and is mentally handicapped. |
| Why does Gabriel think Troy is mad at him | Because he moved over to Ms. Pearl's house and is paying rent to her instead of living with Troy |
| Who does Gabriel say he is working for/with | St. Peter |
| Where does Cory supposedly work | the A & P |
| What does Lyons do for work | he is a musician |