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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eugene's notebook say that Selridge eats?
(a) Like an elephant eating peanuts.
(b) Like a horse eating oats.
(c) Like an ape eating bananas.
(d) Like a shark eating fish.

2. What does Eugene tell Daisy?
(a) That he wants to sleep with her.
(b) That he misses her.
(c) That he loves her.
(d) That he wants to marry her.

3. What does Daisy resist Eugene doing?
(a) Kissing her.
(b) Holding her hand.
(c) Dancing with her.
(d) Hugging her.

4. What does Epstein threaten to do to Wykowski?
(a) Get promoted and courtmartial him.
(b) Become an immigration officer and ship him back to Polland.
(c) Become a priest and excommunicate him.
(d) Become his sergeant and get him killed.

5. How do the boys feel about Toomey after four weeks with their new sergeant?
(a) They feel sorry for him.
(b) They miss him.
(c) They feel angry at him.
(d) They hate him even more.

6. Where does Act 2, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Behind the mess hall.
(b) On a trail through the swamp.
(c) Inside the latrine.
(d) On the steps outside the barracks.

7. Where does Act 2, Scene 8 take place?
(a) At another dance.
(b) In the base mess hall.
(c) Outside Daisy's school.
(d) In a school auditorium.

8. What fantasy does Toomey have?
(a) Turning a rookie into a soldier.
(b) Sending his soldiers into hell.
(c) Punishing Epstein permanently.
(d) Sending all his soldiers home.

9. Where is Toomey leaving the base to go?
(a) An officer's retirement home.
(b) An overseas assignment.
(c) A verteran's hospital.
(d) A prison.

10. What does Eugene's notebook say about Carney?
(a) Eugene trusts Carney more than any of the others.
(b) Eugene likes him but can't depend on him in a tough situation.
(c) Eugene dislikes him but hides it.
(d) Eugene cannot stand Carney and secretly plays tricks on him.

11. What is Selridge's new job at the end of the play?
(a) A sergeant in charge of the motor pool.
(b) An army cook.
(c) A sergeant training recruits.
(d) A general's driver.

12. How close does Eugene feel from being a writer?
(a) Like he's already there.
(b) Very close.
(c) A long way off.
(d) Sometimes close and sometimes far away.

13. Why does Eugene say Carney can't be counted on?
(a) Eugene says Carny is self-destructive.
(b) Eugene says Carney is unlucky.
(c) Eugene says Carney is selfish.
(d) Eugene says Carney is indecisive.

14. What does Toomey say that Epstein will do, so that Toomey will win the fantasy game?
(a) Live through the war.
(b) Serve the army overseas.
(c) Remember him during the war.
(d) Obey army regulations.

15. Does Carney understand Eugene's point of view after Eugene explains what he wrote?
(a) Yes, but he is still hurt.
(b) Yes, and he doesn't mind what Eugene wrote at all.
(c) No, he hates Eugene for what he wrote.
(d) No, but he doesn't care anymore about what Eugene wrote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Wykowski cite to accuse Epstein of being the escaped soldier?

2. Who said something similar to what Eugene wrote about Carney?

3. Why is Eugene upset?

4. What happened to Daisy?

5. What does Toomey tell Epstein to take from him?

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