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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the first army song sung?
(a) How fun it is to be in the army.
(b) How having a gun makes you weaker.
(c) How they are only strong in numbers.
(d) How unfaithful women are when their men are at war.

2. Who is Pavlo drunkenly talking to in the opening scene?
(a) A repairman.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A Vietnamese barmaid/prostitute.
(d) A janitor.

3. What is the story about that Pavlo tells Pierce in the furnace room?
(a) His mother's insanity.
(b) His uncle being executed.
(c) How he used to love fire.
(d) When he drank too much in high school.

4. What does Pavlo say he did when he read the letter?
(a) Goes to church to pray.
(b) Goes to a bar.
(c) Apologizes in another letter.
(d) Lost his temper.

5. What is Pavlo's punishment for supposedly masturbating instead of practicing drill?
(a) Cleaning the bathrooms for a month.
(b) Doing drill and going on a cross country hike.
(c) Not getting breakfast for a week.
(d) Reporting to Tower at 4am each morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words does Ardell claim will be of meaning to all people after this event?

2. What does Pavlo say is the reason behind lying to his mother about what time his train was leaving?

3. What is the second question to Pavlo from Ardell?

4. What is the occupation of the main character?

5. In the furnace room after Pierce accuses Pavlo's stories of being lies, what does Pierce ask Pavlo?

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