ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does Cory refuse to do in the beginning of Act II - CORRECT ANSWER Quit
the football team
What happened to Gabriel in the beginning of Act II? - CORRECT ANSWER Got
arrested because some kids were messing with him and he started to chase them and someone
saw and called cops
How does Bono critique Troy's fence? - CORRECT ANSWER He says he should use
softer wood
What does Bono do after critiquing the fence? - CORRECT ANSWER Confront troy
about the affair
What does Bono say about fences while confronting Troy about his affair? - CORRECT
ANSWER He says people build fences to keep people out but Rose built one to keep
people in.
What does Bono say in his Monologue to Troy while confronting Troy about affair? What is
Troy's Response to this? - CORRECT ANSWER He says that Troy taught him about
life and mistakes not to make and that Rose loves him.
Troy says that He knows Rose loves him and he tried to push Alberta away put she stuck on
now for good.
What does Bono mean when saying about being "in control" regarding Alberta? - CORRECT
ANSWER Bono is saying that Troy is the man, a individual, and it's his decision, he
has to take responsibility for situation.
, What deal do Bono and Troy make? - CORRECT ANSWER When Troy finishes the
fence he's working on, Bono will buy Lucile the refrigerator she been wanting. Bono makes
this deal because he doesn't think Troy is ever gonna finish the fence.
Why was gabe put in jail? Where does the judge want him? - CORRECT
ANSWER some kids were messing with him and he started to chase them and someone
saw and called cops. He was disturbing the peace.
The judge wants him in a mental institution
How are Troy's and Rose's Views different on Gabriel's situation? How do they change -
CORRECT ANSWER Rose thinks he should be in a mental institution initially and
Troy doesn't but after Troy signed the papers sending Gabriel to the Mental institution, Rose
thought he was wrong.
5 ways Troy was a Tragic Hero - CORRECT ANSWER 1. He was doomed from the
start because he was black, he had an abusive father in which forced him to leave home at 14,
and his mother left early on.
2. He is faced by a very serious situation which was the decision to keep seeing Alberta and
take care of baby and jeopardize everything with Rose or stay Rose and Cory.
3. Troy has extreme hubris which keeps him from learning from his mistakes. like when he
signed the paper to send gabriel to mental institution but didn't want to admit he was wrong.
4. He accepts death with honor like when he was dying he was smiling and he told death he
was ready for him whenever.
5. He looked upon by Bono + Rose.
What news did Troy break to Rose and what did she say? - CORRECT ANSWER Troy
says he's having an affair with Alberta and having a baby.
Rose said that Troy should've just stayed in her bed, She didn't want any half anything in the
family bc Troy knew she grew up with that, she asked him why now bc she would expect this
10 years ago.