Fences Characters

Who speaks the last line in the play?

• Troy

• Rose

• Gabriel

• Cory

Which word best describes Bono's feelings about Troy and Rose's relationship?

• Admiration

• Jealousy

• Fear

• Curiosity

Who is the protagonist in Fences?

• Rose

• Troy

• Cory

• Gabriel

Who is Cory?

• Rose and Troy's roommate

• Rose and Bono's son

• Rose and Troy's little brother

• Rose and Troy's son

What, according to Troy, is "strike one" for Cory?

• Hitting his father (Cory hitting Troy)

• Being disrespectful to his father (Cory to Troy)

• Skipping school

• Not doing his chores

Who said, "I told that boy about that football stuff. The white man ain’t gonna let him get nowhere with that football. I told him when he first come to me with it. Now you come telling me he done went and got more tied up in it. He ought to go and get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living."

• Bono

• Lyons

• Troy

• Rose

Who said, "I know I got to eat. But I got to live too. I need something that gonna help me to get out of the bed in the morning. Make me feel like I belong in the world. I don’t bother nobody. I just stay with my music cause that’s the only way I can find to live in the world."

• Cory

• Lyons

• Gabe

• Troy

What does Bono think of Rose, in comparison to the other women Troy could have married?

• He thinks highly of her, and he is proud of Troy for choosing her when he was young

• He thinks lowly of her and wishes Troy would leave her for Alberta

• He thinks Troy never should have gotten married in the first place

• He does not like Rose but thinks Troy should treat her better in front of his children

Troy and Bono strike a deal with each other about their wives. What is it?

• Bono will buy a refrigerator for Lucille if Troy builds a fence for Rose.

• Troy will leave Rose for Alberta if Bono leaves Lucille.

• Both Troy and Bono commit to reaffirming their vows to Rose and Lucille, respectively.

• Bono will help Troy build the fence if Troy helps him get a job as a truck-driver.

In baseball metaphor terms, why does Troy say he cheated on Rose?

• He wanted to "steal second" because he felt almost too safe at first.

• Dating Alberta felt like a "home run."

• He feared "strike three" against Rose.

• He wanted to feel more like Jackie Robinson and not like the washed-up baseball player that he is.