Motif
To Troy, this past-time represented his glory days. To everyone else, it is a game
Baseball
How did the Maxons acquire their home?
Gabe's army money
Which character is selfless, loving, and devoted?
Rose
What is Troy and Bono’s Friday ritual?
Sharing a pint of gin
What does Troy brag that he could still do, even though he is in his 50s?
Baseball / Home runs
To Rose, this motif means protecting her family. To Troy, it means keeping out threats
Fences
What year does the start of Fences take place? 1957 1960 1967
1957
Which character was injured in WWII and thinks he is an angel?
Gabriel
What does Bono know and try to warn Troy about in the play?
Alberta/losing Rose
What illness almost killed Troy several years ago and caused him to hallucinate?
Pneumonia
To Rose, this is scary and shouldn’t be talked about. To Troy, it is common and beatable.
Death
Where does the entire play take place? (city AND setting)
Pittsburgh, Maxson front yard
What do Troy and Bono do for a living?
Where did Troy and Bono meet?
Prison
Why does Troy block Cory playing football?
He is worried he will be blocked from major leagues and get hurt like he did.
To Raynell, Cory, and Troy, this is something happy to remember their fathers by
Blue Song
Who is the author or Fences?
August Wilson
Who is Troy and Alberta’s baby out of wedlock?
Raynell
Towards the end of the play, why don’t Bono and Troy see each other at work?
Troy's promotion
Because he can’t read, what does Troy accidentally do?
commits Gabe to an institution
To Lyons, this means expression and freedom. To Troy, it is lazy and pointless.
Music
Which word means using informal phrasing like “yessir”, or “ain’t” to show regional aspects of language? Dialogue, slang, dialect, controversy
dialect
Who dies at the end of the play?
Alberta & Troy
Bono says that when Troy finishes building the fence for Rose, he will buy Lucille a____?
Fridge
What type of pitch does Troy describe death as?
a fastball on the outside corner