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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After lights out, why does Carlyle say he is crawling on the floor?
(a) Carlyle says he is practicing his duties: "the low crawl."
(b) He is pretending he is at war and crawling through rice paddies.
(c) He has found a mouse and is following it home.
(d) He has gone mad and reverted to child-like behaviors.

2. What is Carlyle's job in P Company?
(a) NC.
(b) ED.
(c) KP.
(d) SP.

3. Why does Carlyle think that Billy, Richie, and Roger share such a nice room?
(a) Because they all share the same duty job.
(b) Because they all enlisted at the same time.
(c) Because they are all gay.
(d) Because they are all to go to Vietnam together.

4. Why does Richie think that Roger would understand problems associated with being homosexual?
(a) Because Richie states that blacks are supposed to be understanding about human struggles.
(b) Because Roger has secrets comparable to hiding one's sexual orientation.
(c) Because Richie believes that Roger is a homosexual and just not telling anyone.
(d) Because Roger's brother is homosexual, and Roger should be understanding.

5. As Billy, Roger, and Richie are getting finishing up the floors, Roger gets out a radio. What song are they listening to?
(a) "It's Now or Never," by Elvis Presley.
(b) "Solider Boy," by The Shirelles.
(c) "Ruby," by Ray Charles.
(d) "The Twist," by Chubby Checker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?

2. In the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Billy asks Roger if he thinks Billy is a what?

3. What problem does Carlyle have with all of the officers in the Army?

4. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?

5. After Billy tells Carlyle that Richie is not "queer," what does Carlyle claim to want from Richie?

(see the answer key)

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