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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. What is the occupation of the main character?
(a) A Jewish Rabbi.
(b) A ship hand.
(c) An American soldier.
(d) An American spy.

2. What did Pavlo have thrown over him when he once entered the barracks?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Water.
(c) A tarp.
(d) Dirty clothes.

3. What does Pierce urge Pavlo to do in response to the people tormenting him?
(a) To quit the army.
(b) To announce his problem in the barracks.
(c) To make friends with them.
(d) To fight back.

4. What country does the Corporal reveal he has been in when Pavlo and him first meet?
(a) Laos.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Myanmar.

5. What relative(s) does Pavlo say he has?
(a) A sister and half-brother.
(b) A half-sister and twin brother.
(c) A father and step-mother.
(d) A mother and half-brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who breaks up the fight between Kress and Pavlo after the test?

2. When Pavlo asks how the man in the Corporal's story "knew," what was the Corporal's answer?

3. What is Ardell's first comment when he enters the barracks, in Act 1, Part 4?

4. What is happening in the barracks when Ardell first appears to find Pavlo near death?

5. What does Ardell remind Pavlo of in the event of a radiation attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the nature of and reasoning behind Pavlo's lies.

2. What can be deduced about Ardell's attitude and actions towards Pavlo in this part?

3. Theorize as to Parham's purpose in the play besides being another wounded soldier/dead body for Pavlo to save in Act 2, Part 3.

4. How has Pavlo dealt with struggles concerning his family/social relations? Could it be surmised that the "wound" Towers is referring to may also relate to Pavlo's wounds of the ill-effects of poor relationships throughout his life? How?

5. Why is Pavlo's unnecessary killing of the elderly Vietnamese man included in Act 2, Part 4? Extrapolate the significance of including this moment in this scene.

6. Compare and explain the relationship of Pavlo's enthusiasm for killing and what happens to Parham in Act 2, Part 4.

7. How are the depths of Pavlo's innocence defined in this scene?

8. .What do you think is the most important aspect/theme to know about Pavlo's motivation to have joined the army, and how is this shown throughout this section?

9. Theorize about what Yen might represent to Pavlo beyond the opportunity for sex.

10. How does the action unfolding in Act 2, Part 4 blur the line between delusion and reality in Pavlo's mind?

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