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

2. What did Cokes get the Silver Star for?

3. When talking about their pasts, what does Billy say his friend, Richie, did to his girlfriend one night?

4. According to the stage directions, what song begins playing at the end of Act 1?

5. What does Roger claim will happen to Sarge (Rooney) within one year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Richie afraid of the Vietcong and war?

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

4. Why does Billy compare Carlyle to an animal?

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

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

7. Although Carlyle tells Richie when they are alone in the bunk room that all he wants to do is talk, Richie does not believe him. What does Richie believe that Carlyle wants?

8. What action does Richie make to cause Billy to realize what is about to happen between him (Richie) and Carlyle?

9. What is the significance of Billy shutting the door at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

10. After the murders, Roger has not changed in regard to his obsession. What does Roger do after everyone but he and Richie have left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who do you believe the strongest character in the play is? The weakest? Why do you believe this to be true? Be sure to use textual evidence to support the decision.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Cokes and Rooney. Why do you believe they have the relationship that they do? What fuels their friendship? Would their friendship be the same if they had not served together?

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