The Characters & Job
How long have Troy and Bono been friends?
What is about 30 years?
Who is Lyons, and how old is he when he visits Troy?
Who is Troy’s 34-year-old son by a previous relationship (who stops by to ask for money)?
What year does the story take place?
What is 1957?
What recurring pastime does Troy criticize Rose and Lyons for playing?
What is the lottery (the numbers game)?
Who is Gabriel, and how did he receive his head injury?
Who is Troy’s disabled brother who was injured serving in World War II?
What is Troy and Bono’s shared occupation?
What is garbage collector?
How much money does Lyons ask to borrow from Troy in Scene 1?
What is 10 dollars?
What sport was Troy Maxson a star player in?
What is baseball?
Instead of finishing work on the physical fence at the end of Scene 2, where does Troy tell Rose he is going?
What is Taylor's (to listen to a baseball game)?
Who does Gabriel move out to live with for independence?
Who is Miss Pearl?
Who is the boss or supervisor that Troy goes to see in order to complain about the driving policy?
Who is Mr. Rand?
What does Lyons do for a living/dream?
What is a musician?
What woman does Bono accuse Troy of seeing too often?
Who is Alberta?
What symbolic meaning does the fence hold for Rose?
What is a representation of her love, care, and desire to keep her family safely wrapped together?
What item does Gabriel carry around his neck to make money and announce himself?
What is a trumpet?
What workplace complaint has Troy brought to the union?
Why aren't Black employees allowed to drive the garbage trucks instead of only lifting the garbage?
On what day of the week does Act 1, Scene 1 take place, which explains why Lyons shows up looking for money?
What is Friday (payday)?
What is Troy’s skeptical opinion of Jackie Robinson?
What is that he isn't particularly special or that the major leagues are still racist?
What song is Rose humming and singing as the scene opens?
What is "Jesus, be a fence all around me"?
How much government compensation money did Gabriel receive for his wartime head injury, which Troy used to buy his house?
What is $3,000?
What is the name of Bono's wife, whom he mentions when discussing how they used to live?
Who is Lucille?
What is the name of Lyons’ girlfriend, who works at Passavant Hospital?
Who is Bonnie?
Troy claims that in 1943, he spent several days literally wrestling with this personified entity while suffering from pneumonia.
What is Death?
What specific local Black business owner does Troy criticize for pandering to white customers after hitting the lottery numbers?
Who is Pope (the restaurant owner)?
What fruit does Gabriel claim he is selling out of his basket, even though the basket is completely empty?
What are plums?