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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. Why does Roger want to stay at the barracks instead of going downtown with Carlyle?
(a) Roger wants to go to the gym.
(b) Roger wants to clean the barracks floors.
(c) Roger hates Carlyle and will never go anywhere with him.
(d) Roger wants to look at the Playboy.

2. In the beginning of Act 1, what does Martin tell Richie he does every morning when he wakes up?
(a) Cries.
(b) Sneezes.
(c) Tries to sneak out.
(d) Vomits.

3. What does MOS stand for?
(a) Man On Stand.
(b) Military Officer's Standard.
(c) Man Over State.
(d) Military Occupation Specialty.

4. As Cokes and Rooney are telling the men about their past, what do they say happened to O'Flannigan?
(a) He pulled the shoot release at 500 feet and died.
(b) He did not pack his shoot properly, and it did not deploy.
(c) During a jump gone bad, he broke both of his legs and the Army sent him home.
(d) He turned on his fellow soliders, and they pushed him out of a plane.

5. At the end of Act 1, what does Richie do to Carlyle to get Billy to yell at him?
(a) Richie lies down beside Carlyle.
(b) Richie kicks Carlyle.
(c) Richie kisses Carlyle.
(d) Richie covers up Carlyle and pats his arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roger tell Carlyle that he got such a nice room in the Army?

2. Why does Billy threaten Richie while they are mopping the bunks?

3. What did Cokes get the Silver Star for?

4. How are Cokes's boots different from everyone else's?

5. What did Cokes do to the man in the spider hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about Carlyle's attire going into town?

3. Why does Richie agree with Billy in regard to saying that there is something wrong with Carlyle?

4. Why does Roger believe that just because you tried it (homosexual activity) doesn't make one a homosexual?

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

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

7. Why did Roger continue to talk to Billy when they first met in P Company?

8. What happened when Billy was sixteen that made him want to become a priest?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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