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

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

3. What excuse does Carlyle make for his behavior (crawling on the floor)?

4. As Billy, Roger, and Richie are getting finishing up the floors, Roger gets out a radio. What song are they listening to?

5. Why does Cokes claim he has been falling down a lot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carlyle have a problem with the duty the Army has assigned him?

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

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 Billy believe himself to be a busybody?

5. Explain the comparison Carlyle makes regarding "dealing trouble" and "smiling."

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

7. What is a "streamer"?

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

9. 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"?

10. Why does Roger seem oblivious to the fact that Richie is a homosexual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character from the following list. Write a character analysis including information including the answers to the following questions: Who are they as a person? What do they want in life? What are their strengths? What are their weaknesses?

-Billy

-Roger

-Carlyle

-Richie

-Rooney

-Cokes

Essay Topic 2

What does Carlyle mean when he says, "it has been a long damn time...you ain't gonna put a stop to it," to Billy? What is Carlyle talking about? Could there be a hidden meaning to this statement? Be sure to use textual evidence to support.

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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