John Sudol - St. Raymond High School for Boys



Mr. Sudol 3/25/10 (Day 107)

Lesson plan (JR): fences test

Objective:  To assess students’ understandings of the major themes and concepts contained in the play overall.

PRAYER

fences test

HOMEWORK

▪ 3/25: SAT Vocab 18

Name:_______________________________ Date: 3/25/10

Test: fences

Part 1: Multiple Choice – Circle the answer that makes the most sense (1 point per question)

1. All of the following terms may be used to describe the character of Troy Maxson except:

a). Prideful b). Loving c). Responsible d). Selfish

2. Troy Maxson’s last name is symbolic in the way that Troy:

a). Reserves for himself those freedoms he denies others b). Is a synthesis of the words “Mason-Dixon” (i.e.: line)

c). Represents a boundary line that sets him apart from those around him d). All of the above

3. In observing Troy’s relationship with his father, one understands that he learned early on that one needs ____ in order to survive:

a). Love b). Money c). Respect d). To be white

4. Of all the ways Troy considers his family (as a whole), Troy’s greatest feeling toward them is that they are a ___________ to him:

a). Blessing b). Savior c). Burden d). Money-provider

5. Troy does all of the following to feel better about himself and his life than he currently does except when he:

a). Has an affair with Alberta b). Embellishes stories about his life

c). Talks lovingly about Rose d). Gets promoted from trash-collector to driver

6. Out of the following, the character who Troy resents the most for coming closest to realistically living his/her dream is:

a). Lyons b). Rose c). Cory d). Gabriel

7. Gabriel’s fulfills his role in the story as the Maxson family’s “angel” in the way(s) that he:

a). Provides for the family financially b). Warns Troy of the consequences of his actions

c). Sees more deeply the truth about the other characters than they can see themselves d). All of the above

8. By the end of the play, Troy’s pride and self-centeredness have alienated him from all of the following characters except:

a). Raynell b). Rose c). Cory d). Bono

9. The dog (Old Blue) that Troy sings about on several occasions in the play could represent all of the following except:

a). A eulogy for Troy’s life b). A beloved pet he had as a child

c). An example of the true love and loyalty that Troy had sought in his life d). His relationship with Lyons

10. The event that most likely brings Cory closest to his own self-actualization is when he:

a). Fights with Troy b). Runs away from home c). Joins the Marines d). Forgives his father

Part 2: Essay (10 points total)

On the back of this paper, write an approximately half-page response to one of the following questions. Be sure to give specific examples from the text to support your response. On this page, circle the essay choice you have picked.

1. Explain the overall symbolic significance of the play’s title. Then, give an example of a specific “fence” as it is mentioned in the story and describe 1). for whom it was intended to be used for/against and why, and 2). its specific symbolic meaning or significance in the story.

2. At one point in the story, Rose says to Cory: “Your daddy wanted you to be everything he wasn’t…and at the same time he tried to make you into everything he was.” Respond to this statement in the following manner: 1). explain how/why Troy wanted Cory to be different from him, 2). give one example of how Troy made Cory into what he (Troy) was, and 3). explain how/why Troy’s own upbringing contributed to his emotional neglect of Cory in the story.

3. In the play, Troy describes death as “a fastball on the outside corner.” Respond to this statement in the following manner: 1). explain what he means in simple terms, then 2). give an example of how Troy metaphorically “dies” in the play (do not use his actual death for your example) and say how your explanation of his statement relates to this example.

4. Explain how the following statement relates to and/or explains the interrelationship among Troy, Cory, and Rose: “We make them cry who care for us. We cry for those who never care for us. And care for those who will never cry for us.” –

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