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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. Why does Billy claim to want to get a part-time job as a bartender?
(a) To meet women.
(b) To learn the ropes of being tougher.
(c) To become part of the world again.
(d) For the money.

2. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?
(a) Roger.
(b) Rooney.
(c) Richie.
(d) Cokes.

3. According to the stage directions, what song begins playing at the end of Act 1?
(a) The National Anthem.
(b) A funeral march.
(c) The Star-Spangled Banner.
(d) Taps.

4. When Roger tells Richie that he and Billy are exercising, Richie says, "everyone has their own little pet name for it." What is Richie referring to?
(a) Mopping the floor.
(b) Flirting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sex.

5. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?
(a) Sergeants.
(b) Poisons.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Living quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richie try to get Carlyle to leave the room peacefully after Carlyle accuses him of being rude?

2. What does Roger take out of his locker to put on before leaving the base?

3. What does Richie suggest Billy do instead of going to town with Carlyle and Roger?

4. 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?

5. How many years does Martin have left to serve in the military?

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