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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roger say will help Billy become tougher?
(a) Becoming an S.P.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Learning a "fall-away" jumper.
(d) Becoming a bouncer.

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

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

4. What does Carlyle ask Richie if he is?
(a) A "homo."
(b) A funny.
(c) A "Jim."
(d) A punk.

5. After coming in from playing basketball, how much money does Roger ask Billy or Richie to loan him?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

6. Carlyle has entered Richie's room looking for Roger. What does Richie do to make Carlyle think that Richie is going to hit on him?
(a) Richie starts to stroke Carlyle's arm.
(b) Closes the bunk room door.
(c) Richie starts to wink at Carlyle.
(d) Starts taking his clothes off.

7. What does Roger make Billy do when Billy tells him he is "sick-like"?
(a) Take some of his pills.
(b) Drink a beer.
(c) Take a shower.
(d) Push-ups.

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

9. After Billy tells Carlyle that Richie is not "queer," what does Carlyle claim to want from Richie?
(a) Carlyle says he wants some "dating tips" from Richie.
(b) Carlyle says he wants "nothing" from Richie.
(c) Carlyle says he wants to get grooming tips from Richie.
(d) Carlyle says he wants to "get some" from Richie.

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

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

12. As Carlyle is leaving the room, he calls Richie a punk. What does Richie call Carlyle?
(a) A dog.
(b) An animal.
(c) A pig.
(d) A pussycat.

13. In the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Billy asks Roger if he thinks Billy is a what?
(a) Homosexual.
(b) Busybody.
(c) Child.
(d) Fraud.

14. As the men are discussing Carlyle before going to town, why does Roger say Carlyle has been acting like he has?
(a) Roger feels like the whites are always trying to "keep him down."
(b) Roger claims Carlyle is messed up in the head.
(c) Roger claims Carlyle is homophobic.
(d) Roger claims that Carlyle is an alcoholic.

15. After Billy and Roger leave to go play basketball, what does Richie to to Billy's bed?
(a) Tears up the Playboy and throws the pieces all over his bed.
(b) Pulls all of the sheets off.
(c) Climbs in naked and rubs himself all over the sheets.
(d) Sprays cologne all over it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy get angry when Richie questions him about a story he told about a friend turning gay?

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

3. What initial reason does Roger give for going off base with Carlyle?

4. News regarding Martin has come in. Where is Martin going?

5. What does Carlyle call Roger throughout the play?

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