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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 is Cokes sent home from battle?
(a) He has AIDS.
(b) He has leukemia.
(c) He has PTSD.
(d) He has BPD.

2. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?
(a) Losing a limb.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Death.
(d) The war.

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

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

5. Why does it seem impossible for Rooney to be competent in his MOS?
(a) He has had two heart attacks.
(b) His eyesight is bad.
(c) He is too easily stressed.
(d) His hands shake too much.

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. How does Richie finish the following statement: "cleanliness is ....."?

3. After Richie leaves to take a shower, what do Billy and Roger decide to do?

4. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?

5. What division of the Army have Rooney and Cokes been in together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Rooney being a demolitions expert?

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

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

4. 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"?

5. Why does Billy have such a hard time with the sexual relationship that Carlyle and Richie are alluding to happening in the bunk house and not somewhere else?

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

7. Why does Billy compare Carlyle to an animal?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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