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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cokes do to the man in the spider hole?
(a) Nothing, he was taken by a medic back to the camp.
(b) Threw the contents from his latrine down the hole onto the man.
(c) Threw in a gernade, sat on the lid, and waited for it to blow.
(d) Aimed his rifle down the hole and opened fire.

2. What happens to Cokes after he and Rooney finish singing their song?
(a) Cokes kisses Richie.
(b) Cokes punches Billy.
(c) Cokes passes out and dies.
(d) Cokes falls on his face.

3. What problem does Carlyle have with all of the officers in the Army?
(a) They are all black.
(b) They all come from wealthy families.
(c) They are all white.
(d) They all have college educations.

4. As Roger is finishing up the mopping, what do Cokes and Rooney carry into the room?
(a) Whiskey and beer bottles.
(b) Martin.
(c) More mops.
(d) The mail.

5. When talking about their pasts, what does Billy say his friend, Richie, did to his girlfriend one night?
(a) Richie choked her for calling him a "homo."
(b) Richie killed his girlfriend for cheating on him.
(c) Richie beat up his girlfriend for being with a woman.
(d) Richie dumped his girlfriend to be with a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Billy come to join the Army?

2. According to the stage directions, what color are the shades that cover the lights?

3. Since Rich missed dinner to take care of Richie, what does Billy bring him from the mess hall?

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

5. Why does Roger think Richie joined the Army?

(see the answer key)

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