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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?
(a) Sergeants.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Poisons.
(d) Living quarters.

2. What does Carlyle call Roger throughout the play?
(a) Newbie.
(b) Ro.
(c) Kid.
(d) The black boy.

3. According to Cokes's and Rooney's song, what must a paratrooper count to before pulling the cord to his shoot?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

4. During the discussion about Frankie, Billy tells Richie that there is a new theory regarding homosexuality. What is the new theory?
(a) That is is nurture, not nature.
(b) That it only happens to boys who grow up without fathers.
(c) That it is from drinking the water in New York.
(d) Genetics.

5. When Roger tells Richie that he and Billy are exercising, Richie says, "everyone has their own little pet name for it." What is Richie referring to?
(a) Sex.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Flirting.
(d) Mopping the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While recalling events from his hometown, what does Roger tell the others happened to the man in the phone booth?

2. Why does Carlyle think that Billy, Richie, and Roger share such a nice room?

3. Why does Roger tell Carlyle that he got such a nice room in the Army?

4. Why does Roger think Richie joined the Army?

5. In the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Billy asks Roger if he thinks Billy is a what?

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