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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. According to the stage directions, what color are the shades that cover the lights?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

2. What does Roger do after the bodies have been removed and Carlyle is taken out?
(a) Roger starts crying.
(b) Roger begins to kiss Richie.
(c) Roger asks Richie to hold him.
(d) Roger starts mopping up the blood.

3. What is Roger's last name?
(a) Moore.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Clark.

4. What is the only book that Richie tries to read during the play?
(a) Pauline Kael's, "I Lost it at the Movies."
(b) William Faulkner's, "The Sound and the Fury."
(c) Jo & Meg's, "Comic Tragedies."
(d) Lewis Carroll's, "Behind the Looking Glass."

5. Why does Roger tell Richie to keep Rooney's death from Cokes?
(a) Because he doesn't want to see Cokes cry.
(b) Because He wants to tell Cokes.
(c) Because it is the Army's problem now.
(d) Because Cokes is too drunk and his friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of Billy leaving the room, where does Billy tell Carlyle and Richie to go to?

2. Who are the two black characters in the play?

3. According to the stage directions, what song begins playing at the end of Act 1?

4. While rubbing Carlyle's feet, why does Richie suggest Billy and Roger go for a walk?

5. What happens to Cokes after he and Rooney finish singing their song?

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