Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Martin and Richie come to be in the military?
2. At the end of Act 1, what does Richie do to Carlyle to get Billy to yell at him?
3. Who are the two black characters in the play?
4. What did Cokes get the Silver Star for?
5. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Roger seem oblivious to the fact that Richie is a homosexual?
2. Why does Billy have such a hard time with the sexual relationship that Carlyle and Richie are alluding to happening in the bunk house and not somewhere else?
3. Why does Carlyle get angry at Billy and Roger for keeping him and Richie apart?
4. Rooney makes a huge show about Cokes's boots. What makes Cokes's boots special?
5. Why does Carlyle claim that the Vietnam war is not their (Carlyle's and Roger's) war?
6. What is a "streamer"?
7. Explain the joke that Carlyle tells after Richie storms out of the bunk room because Carlyle accuses him of "kissing his joint."
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 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?"
10. What is the significance of Billy shutting the door at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
At times, the only color in the play that seems to matter is "Army green." What makes the racial lines blur? Are there poignant racial stereotypes that surface? Be sure to include textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
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?
|
This section contains 898 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
