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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who holds Eugene when he tries to get the notebook back?
(a) Epstein.
(b) Carney.
(c) Selridge.
(d) Wykowski.

2. What lesson does Eugene say he's learned?
(a) People believe what they want to believe.
(b) People believe the worst of each other.
(c) What people believe becomes true.
(d) People believe what they read.

3. What mood is Eugene in at the beginning of the scene?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Uncaring.
(d) Elated.

4. What does Epstein refuse to do, after Toomey has threatened him?
(a) Give up the army.
(b) Talk to Toomey.
(c) File charges against Toomey.
(d) Do push-ups for Toomey.

5. How do the boys feel about Toomey after four weeks with their new sergeant?
(a) They feel angry at him.
(b) They hate him even more.
(c) They miss him.
(d) They feel sorry for him.

6. What is one of the interests Eugene and Daisy talk about?
(a) Books.
(b) Wine.
(c) Houses.
(d) Animals.

7. What fantasy does Toomey have?
(a) Sending his soldiers into hell.
(b) Sending all his soldiers home.
(c) Turning a rookie into a soldier.
(d) Punishing Epstein permanently.

8. What does Carney say about Eugene in reaction to Eugene's writings?
(a) That Eugene is paranoid.
(b) That Eugene doesn't really know him.
(c) That Eugene is writing fiction.
(d) That Eugene is psychotic.

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

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

11. Why does Eugene say Carney can't be counted on?
(a) Eugene says Carney is selfish.
(b) Eugene says Carney is unlucky.
(c) Eugene says Carney is indecisive.
(d) Eugene says Carny is self-destructive.

12. Where is Carney at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Outside the mess tent.
(b) Inside the mess tent.
(c) Outside the barracks.
(d) Inside the barracks.

13. What happened to Daisy?
(a) She ran off to California to be an actress.
(b) She is waiting for Eugene to come home.
(c) She married a doctor.
(d) She joined a convent.

14. What does Toomey say that Epstein will do, so that Toomey will win the fantasy game?
(a) Obey army regulations.
(b) Live through the war.
(c) Serve the army overseas.
(d) Remember him during the war.

15. What religious holiday is it?
(a) Ascention.
(b) Easter.
(c) Ash Wednesday.
(d) Good Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eugene's notebook say is the best soldier in the platoon?

2. What does Eugene tell Daisy?

3. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3, who is reading Eugene's notebook?

4. Does Carney understand Eugene's point of view after Eugene explains what he wrote?

5. What job did Eugene get in the army?

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