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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Rich missed dinner to take care of Richie, what does Billy bring him from the mess hall?
(a) A piece of pie.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Beef jerky.
(d) An apple.

2. After lights out, why does Carlyle say he is crawling on the floor?
(a) He is pretending he is at war and crawling through rice paddies.
(b) He has gone mad and reverted to child-like behaviors.
(c) Carlyle says he is practicing his duties: "the low crawl."
(d) He has found a mouse and is following it home.

3. What division of the Army have Rooney and Cokes been in together?
(a) Special Ops.
(b) JAG.
(c) The Seals.
(d) 101st Airborne.

4. When Richie is making fun of Billy's uneducated talk, Richie says Billy has more school than what?
(a) Carlyle has fingers and toes.
(b) All educated black men.
(c) All the officers on the base.
(d) Carlyle will ever have.

5. Why does Carlyle yell at Billy when questioning Billy about why he is so uptight?
(a) Carlyle thinks that Billy is trying to keep him from getting a "nut."
(b) Carlyle thinks that Billy is jealous and wants him for himself.
(c) Carlyle thinks that Billy is jealous and wants Richie for himself.
(d) Because Billy smacks him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlyle blame his bad behavior on?

2. How old is Billy?

3. Rooney receives two injuries from his struggle with Carlyle. What is his first injury?

4. What does Cokes compare the man in the spider hole to?

5. In the beginning of Act 1, what does Martin tell Richie he does every morning when he wakes up?

(see the answer key)

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