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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close does Eugene feel from being a writer?
(a) Very close.
(b) Like he's already there.
(c) Sometimes close and sometimes far away.
(d) A long way off.

2. Why does Eugene say he comes to dances?
(a) To find a girlfriend.
(b) To find someone to talk to.
(c) To find someone to have fun with.
(d) To find someone to marry.

3. How does Rowena react when Eugene visits her again?
(a) She doesn't remember him.
(b) She welcomes him back gladly.
(c) She tells him never to come again.
(d) She tells him to come back another time.

4. Where was Wykowski wounded?
(a) In the left arm.
(b) In the right leg.
(c) On his head.
(d) On his rear end.

5. How does Eugene feel about not going into combat?
(a) Somewhat guilty.
(b) Angry.
(c) Self-congratulatory.
(d) Very relieved.

6. What does Carney do at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Sings.
(c) Cries.
(d) Falls asleep.

7. Who does Toomey call out from the barracks?
(a) Epstein.
(b) Wykowski.
(c) Hennessey.
(d) Selridge.

8. Who does Toomey say Epstein must report to his army superiors?
(a) Selridge.
(b) Wykowski.
(c) Toomey.
(d) Eugene.

9. What does Toomey ask Epstein?
(a) Whether he hates Toomey.
(b) Whether he hates the army.
(c) Whether he hates the other men.
(d) Whether he hates himself.

10. How does Eugene's notebook say that Selridge eats?
(a) Like a horse eating oats.
(b) Like an elephant eating peanuts.
(c) Like a shark eating fish.
(d) Like an ape eating bananas.

11. Where was the escaped soldier seen?
(a) Entering the officers' club.
(b) Entering the mess tent.
(c) Entering Toomey's troops' barracks.
(d) Entering the motor pool.

12. What excuse does Epstein use for not stopping the reading?
(a) Epstein was afraid to get beat up.
(b) Epstein wants to hear what the journal says.
(c) Epstein doesn't want to be hated.
(d) Eugene left his locker open.

13. Where is Toomey leaving the base to go?
(a) A prison.
(b) An overseas assignment.
(c) An officer's retirement home.
(d) A verteran's hospital.

14. Why does Daisy resist Eugene's advance on her?
(a) Because she's not sure how she feels.
(b) Because a nun is watching.
(c) Because it's a religious holiday.
(d) Because she doesn't like him.

15. Two years later, where is Eugene headed?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Wykowski cite to accuse Epstein of being the escaped soldier?

2. Who objects to reading Eugene's personal papers?

3. What does Eugene tell the other soldiers about Rowena?

4. What does Toomey say that Epstein will do, so that Toomey will win the fantasy game?

5. What does Carney say about Eugene in reaction to Eugene's writings?

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