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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) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. What does Epstein claim he saw?
(a) Toomey stealing the money.
(b) Toomey paying off the commander.
(c) Toomey searching the barracks.
(d) Toomey beating a soldier.

3. Where does Toomey say the march will be?
(a) Around the lake.
(b) Around the town.
(c) Through the woods.
(d) Through the marshes and swamps.

4. What does Eugene start doing when he can't sleep?
(a) Writing.
(b) Whittling.
(c) Reading.
(d) Drawing.

5. Where does the prostitute say she's from?
(a) Gulfport, Mississippi.
(b) Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
(c) Collierville, Tennessee.
(d) Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Toomey say he considers less offensive than burglary?

3. What duty does Toomey give to Epstein?

4. Does Eugene have sex with the prostitute?

5. Who didn't flush one of the johns in the latrine after Epstein cleaned it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a person is Arnold?

2. What does Eugene tell Wykowski about his motives?

3. What does Epstein threaten that he will do to Wykowski on the troopship?

4. How does the army find out the identity of the escaped soldier?

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

6. What kind of person is Eugene hoping to meet?

7. What does Eugene do at the end of the scene?

8. What does Toomey tell the soldiers about their future service in the war?

9. What does Epstein object to about Toomey's style?

10. At the end of Act 2, Scene 7, how does Eugene say his relationship with Daisy has developed?

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