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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is notable about Joseph's eating habits?
(a) He can eat anything.
(b) He is allergic to milk and wheat.
(c) He never eats before noon.
(d) He fasts on Sundays.

2. What won't Toomey allow Epstein to do?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Answer any questions.
(c) Go to the bathroom.
(d) Put down his arm.

3. Why did Hennesey get assigned to the duty he's on?
(a) For not finishing his food.
(b) For talking back to an officer.
(c) For being AWOL.
(d) For being last to finish cleaning his weapon.

4. How does Eugene feel about the army?
(a) He respects it.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He both loves and hates it.
(d) He wants out.

5. What year is the play set in?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the two men Epstein confronted in the latrine call him?

2. What does James refill?

3. What do the boys eat at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

4. How long a march does Toomey say he's taking the soldiers on?

5. Who does Eugene say he hates at the beginning of the play?

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