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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. Rooney receives two injuries from his struggle with Carlyle. What is his first injury?
(a) Carlyle breaks Rooney's nose.
(b) Rooney cuts his hand on a broken whiskey bottle.
(c) Rooney is stabbed in the gut by Carlyle.
(d) Rooney cuts his hand on a broken beer bottle.

2. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?
(a) He thinks everyone talks bad about him.
(b) Everyone bores him.
(c) He thinks everyone is beneath him.
(d) He thinks everyone is gay.

3. During the conversation about their fathers, where does Richie believe he saw his father?
(a) On a documentary about bums.
(b) On the news for commiting a murder.
(c) In a cop car.
(d) On a corner selling hot dogs.

4. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?
(a) The war.
(b) Losing a limb.
(c) Death.
(d) Homosexuals.

5. What object is at the foot of each of the bunks?
(a) A green wooden footlocker.
(b) A mini-stove.
(c) A military backpack.
(d) A black wooden footlocker.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cokes's and Rooney's song, what must a paratrooper count to before pulling the cord to his shoot?

2. What is Rooney doing when he enters the bunk room after Billy has been stabbed?

3. What is Richie's sexual orientation?

4. Where was Richie coming home from when he caught his father leaving him and his mother?

5. How much money does Richie loan Carlyle?

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