Fences Act I Scene III

What is the name for the words in italics in the play that tell us where the actors should be and how they should talk?

• Foreshadowing

• Character foil

• Monologue

• Stage directions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Cory and Troy make a deal to go halvsies on a television that costs ___.

• 100 dollars

• 274 dollars

• 200 dollars

• 300 dollars

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CCSS.4.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

What are Troy and Cory doing together at the beginning of the scene?

• Playing football

• Driving in a truck collecting garbage

• Building a fence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What does Cory want Troy to buy?

• Radio

• TV

• Refrigerator

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Where does Cory work?

• The grocery store (A&P)

• The drugstore (CVS)

• With Troy as a garbage collector

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify the literary element used in this quote: "Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner."

• Metaphor

• Setting

• Characterization

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Troy say he would choose between a roof and a TV?

• Roof

• TV

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In Fences, Act 1, Scene 3, how does Troy and Cory's discussion about buying a TV reveal their different philosophies about life?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

How does Rose act as an intermediary between Troy and Cory in Fences?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3