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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. News regarding Martin has come in. Where is Martin going?
(a) The Army is transferring him to another unit.
(b) The Army is sending him to Vietnam.
(c) The Army is sending him home.
(d) The Army is putting him in a mental hospital.

2. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?
(a) He has BPD.
(b) He has PTSD.
(c) He has AIDS.
(d) He has leukemia.

3. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?
(a) Death.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) The war.
(d) Losing a limb.

4. Why does Richie believe the suicide attempt was made?
(a) For a diagnosis of mental illness.
(b) For attention.
(c) To get out of the military.
(d) To really cause death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Martin and Richie come to be in the military?

2. When talking about their pasts, what does Billy say his friend, Richie, did to his girlfriend one night?

3. What does Carlyle call Roger throughout the play?

4. After asking for a loan, why does Roger claim that Carlyle needs to get off base for a while?

5. After Richie leaves to take a shower, what do Billy and Roger decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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