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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. Which character discusses the attempted suicide with the character who tried to slit his wrists?
2. What does Roger get caught looking at in Richie's footlocker?
3. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?
4. According to Cokes, what makes the "gooks" yellow?
5. Why does Roger want to stay at the barracks instead of going downtown with Carlyle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Billy have a problem with Carlyle turning off the lights in the bunk room?
2. Why does Billy compare Carlyle to an animal?
3. 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?"
4. Why does Richie agree with Billy in regard to saying that there is something wrong with Carlyle?
5. 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?
6. Why does Roger seem oblivious to the fact that Richie is a homosexual?
7. At the end of the play, Cokes puts a lot of things into perspective for Roger and Richie. What does Cokes tell them?
8. After Carlyle is cuffed, why does Carlye think that the lieutenant and MPs have no right to tell him what to do?
9. Why is Billy so upset about grabbing a razor to cut Carlyle?
10. Why does Martin try to commit suicide?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Of all of the men in the play, who do you believe will/could go the furthest in their military career? Why? What character traits make this character the most likely to succeed?
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
Choose from the following list a character and discuss the/any stereotypes related to the character. Be sure to address the following questions in the essay: Does the character fall into a typical stereotype? Why/Why not? How do they align with a particular stereotype? How do they stray from a particular stereotype? Do those around them see them as falling into a particular stereotype? Do they see themselves in alignment with a particular stereotype? Be sure to use textual evidence to support decisions.
-Billy
-Roger
-Carlyle
-Richie
-Rooney
-Cokes
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