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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. Richie comes in while Billy and Roger are working out. How does Richie make fun of them?
(a) Richie laughs and calls them "gay."
(b) Richie tells them that is not how one argues with the floor.
(c) Richie says they will never become a couple if that is how they think it is done.
(d) Richie says that they are "humping" wrong.

2. As the others are leaving for town, what does Richie claim Billy is scared to death of?
(a) A cathouse.
(b) Roger.
(c) Showers.
(d) Carlyle.

3. As the men are discussing Carlyle before going to town, why does Roger say Carlyle has been acting like he has?
(a) Roger claims Carlyle is messed up in the head.
(b) Roger claims Carlyle is homophobic.
(c) Roger claims that Carlyle is an alcoholic.
(d) Roger feels like the whites are always trying to "keep him down."

4. What is the only book that Richie tries to read during the play?
(a) Jo & Meg's, "Comic Tragedies."
(b) Lewis Carroll's, "Behind the Looking Glass."
(c) Pauline Kael's, "I Lost it at the Movies."
(d) William Faulkner's, "The Sound and the Fury."

5. As Richie is discussing the war with Billy and Roger, who does he claim hangs snakes by the tail in dark caves waiting for soldiers to enter and be bitten?
(a) Vietcong.
(b) American soliders in Vietnam.
(c) The Russians.
(d) German soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger say will help Billy become tougher?

2. According to the stage directions, how many lights hang at the center of the ceiling?

3. As Billy and Roger contemplate Carlyle's enlistment into the Army, why does Billy claim Carlyle is in the Army?

4. What excuse does Carlyle make for his behavior (crawling on the floor)?

5. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?

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