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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richie do after his father left him and his mother?
(a) He went to his room and cried.
(b) Richie laid in the grass, closed his eyes, and waited for his dad to come home.
(c) Richie went to the police station to report his dad as a runaway.
(d) He ran to the movies.

2. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?
(a) He thinks everyone is beneath him.
(b) He thinks everyone talks bad about him.
(c) He thinks everyone is gay.
(d) Everyone bores him.

3. What does Carlyle call Roger throughout the play?
(a) The black boy.
(b) Ro.
(c) Newbie.
(d) Kid.

4. What does Roger say will help Billy become tougher?
(a) Becoming a bouncer.
(b) Becoming an S.P.
(c) Learning a "fall-away" jumper.
(d) Boxing.

5. After Billy gets stabbed, what does he ask Roger for?
(a) A gun.
(b) The Playboy.
(c) A band-aid.
(d) A blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Carlyle back to the room after he flees from attacking Billy and Rooney?

2. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?

3. What do Roger and Billy bring Carlyle while he is laying on the floor?

4. Why does Richie believe the suicide attempt was made?

5. As Carlyle is leaving the room, he calls Richie a punk. What does Richie call Carlyle?

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