Negro League baseball star who never got a chance to play in the Major Leagues due to discrimination
Who is Troy Maxson?
100
"See this woman . . . I love this woman. I love this woman so much it hurts."
Who is Troy Maxson?
100
How is the American Dream represented in the play?
What is Major League Baseball?
100
Why was Troy unable to make the Major Leagues?
What is racial discrimination
100
What is a monologue?
What is a long piece of dialogue in which a character shares his/her thoughts.
200
He has a wife named Lucille.
Who is Bono?
200
"Aw, Pop. You got money. I know you do."
Who is Lyons?
200
Why is Major League Baseball an ironic representation of the American Dream for Troy?
What is racial discrimination prevented him from being in the Major Leagues.
200
What was the Great Migration?
What is millions of African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 1900s.
200
What is exposition?
What is background information/backstory?
300
He would rather give up his job and play football.
Who is Cory?
300
"I see where you and that Tallahassee gal . . . that Alberta . . . I see where you all done got tight."
Who is Bono?
300
What can keep people out, as well as in?
What is the fence?
300
What war did Gabriel fight in?
What is WWII?
300
What do you need in any good scene?
What is a climax?
400
She's waited to Bloom 18 years with her husband.
Who is Rose?
400
"I'll take care of your baby for you . . . cause . . . like you say . . . she's innocent . . . and you can't visit the sins of the father upon the child."
Who is Rose?
400
How is Troy like a fence to Cory?
What is preventing him from playing football.
400
Who is Josh Gibson?
Who is a Negro League baseball star?
400
When Troy gives his speech that begins: "Alright . . . Mr. Death. See now . . . I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do . . ." what is this speech an example of?
What is a monologue?
500
Troy's child with his third woman.
Who is Raynell?
500
"Hey Rose . . . I got a flower for you. That's a rose. Same rose like you is."
Who is Gabriel?
500
What approximately is the line that Rose has that connects her most with her namesake: rose?
What is not blooming with Troy?
500
Who is the character of Troy partly based off of?
Who is August Wilson's step-father?
500
What is this stage direction an example of? "Gabriel, Troy's brother, is seven years younger than Troy. Injured in World War II, he has a metal plate in his head."