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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Corporal, what were the two Vietnamese in his story wearing, although asking for help?
(a) Dresses, although men.
(b) Make-up.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Satchel packets.

2. How does Pavlo first respond to the army recruits?
(a) He yells at them
(b) He becomes agitated.
(c) He looks for his wallet.
(d) He does not recognize them.

3. How does Tower conclude his weapon drill in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Making the soldiers make their beds five times in a row.
(b) Taking the trainees on a hunting trip with no guns.
(c) Taking the trainees on a 5 mile run.
(d) Making the trainees stand outside for 5 hours.

4. Along with one other soldier, who must repeat their basic training?
(a) Kress.
(b) Pierce.
(c) Parker.
(d) Hinkle.

5. Upon finding Pavlo in the state he is in, what does Hinkle do upon returning to the game?
(a) He tries to get Pierce to do something,
(b) He makes jokes about how dumb Pavlo is.
(c) He wins the game and asks Pavlo to join.
(d) He asks everyone to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ardell instruct Pavlo on in the event of a gas attack?

2. Who does Pavlo says writes to him concerning Joanna?

3. What is Ardell's reason for not believing what he's seeing in Pavlo's mind?

4. What is Pierce doing when Pavlo first meets him?

5. What does Pavlo do when Tower tells him not to ask questions like his first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could be surmised about Pavlo's thoughts from his comments to Miller about wanting to be on the front lines in Act 3, Part 2?

2. How does Pavlo's egocentrism and immaturity play a part in misleading him from the identity he so strongly desires?

3. How does the scene in which Pavlo grabs the grenade display yet another ironic moment in his seemingly life-long struggle for identity? What character trait seems to remain intact to the very end of his life, possibly leading to his ultimate demise?

4. The image of the closed coffin is the final component of the play's collage, the last piece of the puzzle that once was Pavlo's life. Describe it's effects, and comment on the general purpose of the play overall.

5. How are the opening scenes of this play different than others? Plot-wise, hypothesize over the purpose of this style of opening.

6. What noteworthy aspect to Pavlo is hinted at in his story about Joanna, and what does it reveal to the audience about a possibly consistent trait of his character and experience?

7. What may be the significance or playwright's purpose for Pavlo realizing he's dead so far along into the play and after the climax?

8. In the final section, Act 2, Part 5, in what ways does the playwright employ an anti-war message?

9. Pavlo believes that good soldiers are never helpless in any situation. How does this belief play out and dramatize itself in his experience with the Corporal and following scenes?

10. Compare and explain the relationship of Pavlo's enthusiasm for killing and what happens to Parham in Act 2, Part 4.

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