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Take Home Exam
Hi Everyone! For the upcoming break, you are expected to read Act 2 of our play, and to respond to the questions below(Same as the handout from class).
The questions will be scored as an EXAM. Do not submit questions directly onto the blog, I would like a hard copy of your responses in class, on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (5 points off for every day it is late).
If you know you will be absent on the due date, then, you are allowed to submit your work onto the blog ( on 4/7) in order to avoid any points taken off for late work. Below are the questions just in case you did not receive a hard copy in class, or if you lost your copy.
Have a restful week off, and enjoy!
Ms. Koumis Name_______________________ Unit 2– Fences-Act 2 Date____________Pd._____ Take Home Exam – DUE 4/7/10 The play reaches its climax as Troy admits his involvement with Alberta to Rose. In an echo of Troy’s past, he and his son Cory come to blows. The family dynamic is seriously threatened by the conflicts between husband and wife, father and son. Fences become impenetrable walls as Troy’s disillusionment leads to isolation.
1. Why has Gabriel been arrested?
2. What, metaphorically, does Bono mean when he tells Troy he is building his fence out of the wrong kind of wood?
3. Bono states, “My man Troy knows what he’s doing…he might take me somewhere.” What has Bono learned from his friendship with Troy?
4. When Troy states that Alberta is “stuck on for good” what does he mean? (page 63)
5. After Troy and Bono discuss the affair, how does the fence Troy is building shift as a symbol?
6. How does Gabriel’s presence heighten the drama of the scene? (10 points)
7. What does Troy say is his motivation for having an affair?
8. How does Rose’s assessment of eighteen years of marriage differ from Troy’s?
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