Fences Act 1 Sc 1 & 3

Why does Troy want Rose to go inside when he is talking to Bono?

• He is planning a surprise for Rose that he does not want her to hear

• He is engaging in "men talk" unfit for a woman's ears

• He has lost his job as garbage man and does not want Rose to know

• He is seeking advice from Bono about his relationship with his own wife

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is Troy's son Lyons' job?

• Musician

• Garbage man

• Baseball player

• Nurse

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is Troy's reaction to his son Lyons visiting the house?

• He is annoyed and assumes Lyons is there for money he will not repay

• He is ecstatic and overjoyed, having not seen Lyons in many months

• He is jealous of Lyons' recent successes at work that he believes Lyons has come to brag about

• He is hopeful that Lyons can advise his other son Cory about school and life, and that he will play a more active role as his older brother

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

In what decade is Fences set?

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Bono is Troy's

• brother

• son

• friend

• cousin

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Who is Cory?

• Rose and Troy's roommate

• Rose and Bono's son

• Rose and Troy's little brother

• Rose and Troy's son

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What sport did Troy play when he was younger?

• football

• basketball

• track

• baseball

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Who says: "If you wanted to change me, you should have been there when I was growing up...You don't know nothing about how I was raised."

• Troy

• Rose

• Bono

• Lyons

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Troy feels his responsibility to his son is only

• To nurture him and help him mature as a young man
• To love him unconditionally, no matter what
• To prepare him for his football career
• To provide for him (food, clothes, etc.)
  

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author of Fences is _______________.

• Langston Hughes
• August Wilson
• Lorraine Hansberry
• William Shakespeare

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6