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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. What character tries to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt?

2. After lights out, why does Carlyle say he is crawling on the floor?

3. As Richie is discussing the war with Billy and Roger, who does he claim hangs snakes by the tail in dark caves waiting for soldiers to enter and be bitten?

4. Since Rich missed dinner to take care of Richie, what does Billy bring him from the mess hall?

5. How did Billy come to join the Army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Carlyle's problem with education?

5. Why does Roger try to talk Billy into going into town while leaving Richie out of the conversation?

6. Why does Billy believe himself to be a busybody?

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. Why is Richie afraid of the Vietcong and war?

9. Why doesn't Roger allow Richie to tell Cokes about what has happened to Rooney?

10. After Carlyle is cuffed, why does Carlye think that the lieutenant and MPs have no right to tell him what to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What does "ownership" in the military mean to the men (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle)? What do they own? Does someone "own" them? Why is ownership so important to each character? (Address each character and ownership individually.)

Essay Topic 3

Roger claims that Richie never told him that he was a homosexual. Go back through the play and note all of Richie's references to his homosexuality. Once finished, choose one statement that could be a masked admittance to his homosexuality and one that is a blatant. Compare and contrast the meaning/understanding behind each of the statements.

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