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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. What problem does Carlyle have with all of the officers in the Army?
(a) They all come from wealthy families.
(b) They all have college educations.
(c) They are all black.
(d) They are all white.

2. Why does Roger tell Carlyle that he got such a nice room in the Army?
(a) Because he is a Spec 4.
(b) Because he paid off the bunk officer.
(c) Because of good behavior.
(d) Because of his relationship with the master sergent.

3. Why does Cokes claim he has been falling down a lot?
(a) From leukemia.
(b) From drinking.
(c) From dizzy spells.
(d) From PTSD.

4. What is Rooney's nickname for Cokes?
(a) Keys.
(b) Pop.
(c) Cokie.
(d) Diet.

5. While recalling events from his hometown, what does Roger tell the others happened to the man in the phone booth?
(a) He was stabbed and died.
(b) A delivery truck lost control and ran over him.
(c) He was killed by gunfire.
(d) He was assulted by a homosexual man.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Billy and Roger contemplate Carlyle's enlistment into the Army, why does Billy claim Carlyle is in the Army?

2. In Act 1, where does Richie invite Billy to go?

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

4. How did Martin and Richie come to be in the military?

5. As Billy, Roger, and Richie are getting finishing up the floors, Roger gets out a radio. What song are they listening to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rooney claim that Billy, Roger, and Richie are not in the Army?

2. Why does Billy have a problem with Carlyle turning off the lights in the bunk room?

3. What is wrong with the lieutenant's statement: "two perfectly trained and primed strong pieces of U.S. Army property cut to [expletive] up in here"?

4. After Carlyle is cuffed, why does Carlye think that the lieutenant and MPs have no right to tell him what to do?

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

6. What does Roger mean by the statement he makes regarding white men and Coppertone?

7. Roger tells Carlyle, "we both tole you it ain't goin' on here." What does this mean?

8. Why does Richie become stunned at Billy's comment: "that you go down; that you go up and down like a Yo-yo and you go blowin' all the trees like the wind?"

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

10. Explain the sexual innuendos that Richie makes regarding Billy and Roger's workout.

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