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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. 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) Flirting.
(b) Sex.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Mopping the floor.

2. What initial reason does Roger give for going off base with Carlyle?
(a) Because he thinks a movie will do them both good.
(b) Because he has wheels.
(c) Because he thinks Carlyle needs to be watched over.
(d) Because he really needs a friend.

3. Richie enters the bunk room as Carlyle and Billy are discussing him. What does Richie state about Carlyle?
(a) That Carlyle has not come down out of the trees yet.
(b) That Carlyle is ignorant.
(c) That Carlyle is trouble.
(d) That Carlyle is a closet homosexual.

4. Why does Richie think that Roger would understand problems associated with being homosexual?
(a) Because Richie states that blacks are supposed to be understanding about human struggles.
(b) Because Roger has secrets comparable to hiding one's sexual orientation.
(c) Because Roger's brother is homosexual, and Roger should be understanding.
(d) Because Richie believes that Roger is a homosexual and just not telling anyone.

5. What object is at the foot of each of the bunks?
(a) A black wooden footlocker.
(b) A mini-stove.
(c) A green wooden footlocker.
(d) A military backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Billy when he decided what he wanted to do as a profession when he grew up?

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

3. What is Roger's last name?

4. Whose bed does Rooney crawl under after receiving his injuries?

5. As Cokes and Rooney are telling the men about their past, what do they say happened to O'Flannigan?

(see the answer key)

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