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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many young men are on stage at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

3. What does Toomey say he considers less offensive than burglary?
(a) Murder and blasphemy.
(b) Mutiny and sodomy.
(c) Mutiny and murder.
(d) Blasphemy and sodomy.

4. Where does Eugene get his knowledge of sex positions?
(a) From a church pamphlet.
(b) Off a deck of dirty cards.
(c) From a high school cheerleader.
(d) Off a dirty calendar.

5. Where is Arnold Epstein sleeping at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) On a floor.
(b) On a baggage rack.
(c) In a haystack.
(d) Leaning against a pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Donald Carney from?

2. How does Eugene feel about the army?

3. What state is the army base in?

4. What is the weather like?

5. What does Sergeant Toomey have when he enters the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toomey treat Epstein, and why?

2. How does Eugene's notebook describe Epstein?

3. Describe Arnold Epstein's eating habits.

4. What does Eugene say when Wykowski asks if he means what he wrote?

5. Which soldiers does Toomey not let leave the table, and why?

6. What does Daisy tell Eugene she will always know, if he winds up with another girl?

7. What courtesy does Epstein give Eugene that none of the other soldiers do?

8. How does Eugene feel at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

9. Describe Eugene's attempt to dance with Daisy.

10. What does Daisy have to abstain from because of the religious holiday?

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