Fences – Flashcards
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Where does Troy meet Bono
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in jail
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Why doesn't Troy want Cory to play football
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Racism, jealousy
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"Got me two rooms, in the basement"
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Gabriel
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"You can't tell me nothing about death"
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Troy
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Who is Troy Maxson?
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father, former negro baseball player, trash collector
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Who is Rose Maxson?
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mother, volunteers at church
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Who is Cory Maxson?
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second son, wants to play football
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Who is Gabriel Maxson?
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Troy's brother, soldier in WWII, mental, believes himself to be Angel Gabriel
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Who is Jim Bono?
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Troy's best friend, played baseball with Troy
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Who is Lyons Maxson?
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Troy's son before being married to Rose
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Who is Raynell Maxson?
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Troy's daughter with Alberta
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Who is Alberta?
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Woman who Troy has an affair with
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Who is Mr. Rand?
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Troy and Bono's Boss
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Why does Rose want the fence to be built
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To hold in her loved ones, symbol of love
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Why does Troy and Cory want the fence to be built?
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Keeps people out, push people away, lack of commitment in marriage, and lack of commitment in building fence
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How come you ain't never like me?"
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Cory
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•"Just cause you didn't have a chance! You just scared I'm gonna be better than you, that's all."
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Cory
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You can't tell me nothing about death. Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner.
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Troy
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"Some people build fences to keep people out and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you.
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Bono
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"I took all my feelings, my wants and needs, my dreams...and I buried them inside you. I planted a seed and watched and prayed over it.
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Rose
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What does Troy do that leads Cory's 1st physical fight w/ Cory?
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Grabs Rose's arm
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What does Rose want Troy and Cory to finish building
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Fence
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Who originally knows about Troy's affair w/ alberta?
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Bono
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where do bono and troy meet alberta?
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Taylors
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what does cory do after high school?
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Joins the marines
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When Rose learns of Troy's affair, what does she do?
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Involved with church
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How does Troy die
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Heart attack
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What does Cory and Raynell do together?
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Sing
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Why does Rose decide to keep Raynell
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Raynell is innocent of Troy's sins
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Why did Troy sign papers that permitted Gabe to be send to a mental hospital
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He couldn't read the papers
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How old is Raynell at the end of the play?
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Seven years old
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How did Lyon get sent to jail?
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By cashing other people's checks
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Why did Troy have an affair with alberta
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He felt he had lost his true self
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What does Gabe do when his trumpet fails
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Dances and cries
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What happens to Alberta
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She dies after giving birth to Raynell
