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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. As Roger is finishing up the mopping, what do Cokes and Rooney carry into the room?
(a) Martin.
(b) More mops.
(c) Whiskey and beer bottles.
(d) The mail.

2. What did Cokes get the Silver Star for?
(a) Saving a fellow solider.
(b) Losing his leg in battle.
(c) Killing 47 Chinese.
(d) Killing 47 Vietcong.

3. What character tries to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt?
(a) Billy.
(b) Carlyle.
(c) Richie.
(d) Martin.

4. When talking about their pasts, what does Billy say his friend, Richie, did to his girlfriend one night?
(a) Richie killed his girlfriend for cheating on him.
(b) Richie dumped his girlfriend to be with a man.
(c) Richie choked her for calling him a "homo."
(d) Richie beat up his girlfriend for being with a woman.

5. How does Richie finish the following statement: "cleanliness is ....."?
(a) Releasing.
(b) Nakedness.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Godliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Carlyle make for his behavior (crawling on the floor)?

2. What kind of powder does Richie use for his rashes?

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

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

5. How many bunks are on the stage at the opening of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Carlyle get angry at Billy and Roger for keeping him and Richie apart?

7. Explain the hidden meaning behind Carlyle's comment: "it is dark in the night. Black man got a black body--he disappear."

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

9. Why does Billy compare Carlyle to an animal?

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

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