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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the end of Act 1, what does Richie do to Carlyle to get Billy to yell at him?
2. According to the stage directions, what color are the shades that cover the lights?
3. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?
4. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?
5. What does Roger claim will happen to Sarge (Rooney) within one year?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rooney claim that Billy, Roger, and Richie are not in the Army?
2. What changes regarding Carlyle's behavior when Richie closes the bunk room door because of "the draft"?
3. Why does Carlyle speak in the third person when talking to Richie about his (Carlyle's) behavior the night he passed out on the bunk room floor?
4. 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?"
5. Why does Carlyle have a problem with the duty the Army has assigned him?
6. Why does Roger seem oblivious to the fact that Richie is a homosexual?
7. What does "standing tall" mean to the men in the bunk room?
8. Why does Carlyle claim that the Vietnam war is not their (Carlyle's and Roger's) war?
9. What happened when Billy was sixteen that made him want to become a priest?
10. What does Roger mean by the statement he makes regarding white men and Coppertone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From the following character list, choose a character and discuss that character's feelings regarding homosexuality. Be sure to address the following questions in your answer: Is the character accepting of homosexuality? Does the character like/accept Richie? Does this character cause problems for Richie (from a military aspect)? Does this character cause problems for Richie from a personal aspect?
-Billy
-Roger
-Carlyle
-Cokes
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of Richie's "tall tales." Discuss why you believe Richie tells the story. Is there any truth behind the story? Why do you think Richie feels he must stretch the truth?
-What goes on in war: snakes and elephant dung
-The story about his dad leaving and being on TV
Essay Topic 3
Describe the division between the enlisted men (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle) and the officers (Rooney and Cokes). Which group seems to be more stable? Is this normal? Who would have gone further as a group? Why?
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