DRAM 115: Exam 3 SP 19
What sport does Cory hope to play professionally, which Troy disapproves of?
Football
Cory and Troy make a deal to go halvsies on a television that costs ___.
$200
How much does it cost for Troy to bail Gabriel out of jail?
$50
In what year does Troy claim to have engaged in an epic struggle with Death?
1943
Who understands and explains why Rose wants the fence built?
Bono
What is the "numbers" game that Rose and Lyons play?
The lottery
Who brings home Raynell?
Troy
Who mistakenly signs the release forms that result in Gabe being placed in an asylum?
Troy
Who is Bono referring to when he says they "done got tight"?
Troy and Alberta
According to the release forms, Gabe's money from the government will be evenly split between ___.
Troy and Gabe
In Troy's story, what did his coworker Brownie attempt to hide under his coat?
watermelon
How old is Raynell in the final scene of the play?
7
What does Rose call Troy after informing him that she will not blame Raynell for her father's sins?
A womanless man
Who is Raynell's mother?
Alberta
Although Troy claims to be going to Taylor's every Friday after work, he has actually been going to ___.
Alberta's house
In his argument with Cory, Troy will not admit that Roberto Clemente's coaches give him plenty of chances to ___.
Bat
In Troy's song about the old dog, what is the dog's name?
Blue
Who speaks the final line in the play, "That's the way that goes."?
Gabriel
What is the name of the white neighborhood in which Troy drives a trash route?
Greentree
What is Troy's cause of death?
Heart attack
What does Troy not know how to do, which Lyons and Bono tease him about?
His inability to read or drive
What does Cory do that counts as "strike two", per Troy?
Hits Troy
What does Troy refer to as "Chinese music" because he finds it unfamiliar and foreign?
Jazz
As Gabe leaves, he sings a song warning Troy to prepare himself for which Biblical event?
Judgment Day
Cory returns home for Troy's funeral in uniform; which branch of the military has he joined?
Marines
What state is a coach coming from to watch Cory play sports, hoping to recruit him?
North Carolina
Who takes the call from the hospital about Alberta dying in childbirth?
Rose
Which Christian saint does Gabriel often refer to as though he knows him personally?
St. Peter
Troy reveals that he knows something about Alberta when he mentions that she is from ___.
Tallahassee
What is the name of the bar that Troy goes to on Saturdays, instead of building the fence?
Taylor's
How much money does Lyons ask to borrow from Troy when he stops by on payday?
Ten dollars
What setting do Troy and Bono reach as Fences opens, in which the entire play is set?
Troy's yard
After kicking Cory out of the house, what weapon does Troy brandish as he taunts Death to face him?
a baseball bat
What does Bono bet Troy that he (Bono) will buy for his wife if Troy finishes the fence?
a refrigerator
In the song Troy sings about riding trains, who is being addressed?
a train engineer
What instrument does Gabe attempt to play, unsuccessfully, to open the gates of Heaven for Troy?
a trumpet
After winning his case against the commissioner's office, Troy will become the city's first black ___.
garbage truck driver
How much time passes between the opening act of the play and Act One, Scene Four?
two weeks
What does Gabe believe he sees around Troy's feet?
hellhounds
What does Bono begin doing with a man named Skinner, as his relationship with Troy grows distant?
playing dominoes
What was Lyons doing that caused him to miss Cory's graduation ceremony?
playing jazz
What fruit does Gabriel sing a song about selling, despite having none in his basket?
plums
After the revelation of Troy's affair, Rose does not have a conversation with him for ___.
six months
After Cory's first act of insubordination towards Troy, what does Troy warn him not to do?
strike out
Where does Troy sit with Raynell, holding the baby and singing a blues song?
the porch
