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Fences
August Wilson
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
Characters
Character List
Troy Maxson
Rose Maxson
Gabriel Maxson
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Marriage
Manhood
Racism
Family
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Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
Quotes By Character
Troy Maxson
Rose Maxson
Gabriel Maxson
Cory Maxson
Lyons Maxson
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Context
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Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
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Act One: Scene One Quiz
Further Study
Act One: Scene One Quiz
1
of 5
What setting do Troy and Bono reach as Fences opens, in which the entire play is set?
Troy's yard
Gabriel's prison cell
Troy's living room
Bono's sunroom
2
of 5
In Troy's story, what did his coworker Brownie attempt to hide under his coat?
A cat
An iron
A watermelon
A football
3
of 5
Troy reveals that he knows something about Alberta when he mentions that she is from ___.
Tallahassee
Tampa
Tuscaloosa
Grand Rapids
4
of 5
In what year does Troy claim to have engaged in an epic struggle with Death?
1935
1939
1940
1943
5
of 5
How much money does Lyons ask to borrow from Troy when he stops by on payday?
One dollar
Five dollars
Ten dollars
Twenty dollars
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