Fences – Flashcard
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What kind of professional men are Troy and Bono?
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sanitation workers
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Where did Troy and Bono meet?
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prison
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What made Troy sick enough to go to the hospital in 1941?
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pneumonia
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What sport is Cory recruited to play in college?
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football
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What does Cory do after high school?
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he joins the marines
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What sport did troy play?
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baseball
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Where did Troy learn to play his sport?
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in jail
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What saint does gabriel think he talks to?
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st. peter
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Why does lyon's visit every friday?
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to try to ask for money
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Where is Cory supposed to work after school
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local grocery store
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What line of work is Lyon in?
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jazz music
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What does Troy do that leads to Cory's first physical fight with Troy?
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troy grabs rose's arm
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In what decade does Fences begin?
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1950s
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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 with alberta?
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bono
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How are gabriel and troy related?
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they are brothers
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WHy didn't troy get to play in the major leagues?
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too old when they accepted black players
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Where did troy grow up?
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somewhere in the south
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What is troy's promotion?
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he becomes a garbage truck driver
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After rose learns of troy's affair, she becomes more involved with what organization?
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the church
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How does Troy die?
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heart attack
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Who is troy's best friend?
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bono
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Who is Raynell?
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troy and alberta's daughter
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Cory and Raynell do what together?
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sing a song
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Why does rose decide to care for raynell?
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because she is innocent
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Where is alberta from?
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Tallahassee
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What does gabe do when his trumpet fails to play?
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dance and makes a cry
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How old was Troy when he left home?
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14
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What does Bono buy lucille?
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a refrigerator
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what was the name of troy's dog?
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blue
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What are some of the themes present in Fences?
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race, family, responsibility
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Why does rose stay with troy?
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because she invested her whole life into him and she shall not sin
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What is the symbolism with the fence?
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Troy's dividing line between being under the protection of his family and being independent
