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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bunks are on the stage at the opening of Act 1?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What is Richie's sexual orientation?
(a) Homosexual.
(b) A-sexual.
(c) Hetrosexual.
(d) Bisexual.

3. How many people from Billy's platoon are going to Vietnam?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

4. As Richie is discussing the war with Billy and Roger, who does he claim hangs snakes by the tail in dark caves waiting for soldiers to enter and be bitten?
(a) Vietcong.
(b) American soliders in Vietnam.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) The Russians.

5. How did Billy come to join the Army?
(a) Enlisted.
(b) Part of judges orders.
(c) Drafted.
(d) Time off for good behavior from jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Carlyle refuse to get off of the floor and into bed?

2. When discussing the war with Richie, who does Roger claim everyone is saying is the new "Hitler"?

3. Why does Roger think Richie joined the Army?

4. What is Rooney's nickname for Cokes?

5. What character tries to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carlyle claim that the Vietnam war is not their (Carlyle's and Roger's) war?

2. Why does Billy get so angry at Richie for thinking that he is "Frankie"?

3. Why does Billy say that he would rather face "freezin' cold" than snakes?

4. Why does Richie think that Roger would understand the problems associated with being homosexual?

5. Why does Carlyle think that he must teach Billy a lesson for throwing a shoe at him?

6. What does Carlyle mean when talking about "the black man's problem"?

7. Explain the joke that Carlyle tells after Richie storms out of the bunk room because Carlyle accuses him of "kissing his joint."

8. At the end of the play, Cokes puts a lot of things into perspective for Roger and Richie. What does Cokes tell them?

9. What is the underlying fear that all of the men share? (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle)

10. What does Roger mean when he says to Billy, "every black man in the world ain't like me"?

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