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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Richie loan Carlyle?
(a) $20.
(b) $15.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

2. What excuse does Richie make for closing the bunk room door?
(a) Richie says that there is a draft in the hallway.
(b) Richie says it is too bright in the hallway.
(c) Richie saya that it is too loud in the hallway.
(d) Richie says he wants to have some private time with Carlyle.

3. When Billy is being questioned by Carlyle about his bunk mates, Billy denies that Richie is gay. What does Billy claim Richie is?
(a) A child.
(b) Confused.
(c) Effeminate.
(d) A momma's boy.

4. When Billy and Roger first met, why did Roger keep talking to Billy?
(a) Because Billy talked back.
(b) Because he had a crush on Billy.
(c) Because Billy was the only other black man.
(d) Because they found out that they grew up together.

5. Richie comes in while Billy and Roger are working out. How does Richie make fun of them?
(a) Richie says that they are "humping" wrong.
(b) Richie laughs and calls them "gay."
(c) Richie tells them that is not how one argues with the floor.
(d) Richie says they will never become a couple if that is how they think it is done.

6. What does Richie suggest Billy do instead of going to town with Carlyle and Roger?
(a) Go to cool off and take a shower.
(b) Go to town together.
(c) Go to play basketball with him.
(d) Go to the movies with him.

7. When Carlyle begins to flirt drunkenly with Richie, what does he do?
(a) Caryle starts rubbing Richie's back.
(b) Carlyle starts kissing Richie.
(c) Carlyle runs is hands through Richie's hair.
(d) Carlyle starts hugging Richie.

8. While discussing Richie's homosexuality, what does Carlyle claim he can "see" of Billy's?
(a) His soul.
(b) His heart.
(c) His scar.
(d) His "inner-gay."

9. 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 really needs a friend.
(d) Because he thinks Carlyle needs to be watched over.

10. What comment does Billy make about the waitress that makes Roger laugh at him?
(a) Billy thinks she likes Roger.
(b) Billy thinks she would make a good mother.
(c) Billy says the black-haired waitress is smart.
(d) Billy says she likes him.

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

12. According to Carlyle, what is "the black man's problem"?
(a) Too much feeling.
(b) Too angry.
(c) Too dark.
(d) Too repressed.

13. Whose bed is Carlyle lying on when Billy comes back from the gym?
(a) Martin's.
(b) Billy's.
(c) Richie's.
(d) Roger's.

14. Why does Carlyle tell Billy he will be fine in battle?
(a) He has been dodging bullets his whole life.
(b) He plans on going AWOL and never going to war.
(c) He does not care if he dies.
(d) He plans on becoming a traitor once in Vietnam.

15. What made Billy choose a profession that requires helping others?
(a) A neighbor went mad and started axing cars.
(b) A childhood friend was murdered.
(c) His brother died from leukemia.
(d) Billy's parents abused him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Billy from?

3. Why does Billy claim to want to get a part-time job as a bartender?

4. Where did Billy and Roger meet for the first time?

5. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?

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