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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Cokes and Rooney are telling the men about their past, what do they say happened to O'Flannigan?
(a) He pulled the shoot release at 500 feet and died.
(b) He did not pack his shoot properly, and it did not deploy.
(c) During a jump gone bad, he broke both of his legs and the Army sent him home.
(d) He turned on his fellow soliders, and they pushed him out of a plane.

2. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?
(a) Roger.
(b) Richie.
(c) Rooney.
(d) Cokes.

3. While recalling events from his hometown, what does Roger tell the others happened to the man in the phone booth?
(a) He was killed by gunfire.
(b) He was assulted by a homosexual man.
(c) He was stabbed and died.
(d) A delivery truck lost control and ran over him.

4. As Billy, Roger, and Richie are getting finishing up the floors, Roger gets out a radio. What song are they listening to?
(a) "The Twist," by Chubby Checker.
(b) "Ruby," by Ray Charles.
(c) "It's Now or Never," by Elvis Presley.
(d) "Solider Boy," by The Shirelles.

5. When talking about their pasts, what does Billy say his friend, Richie, did to his girlfriend one night?
(a) Richie dumped his girlfriend to be with a man.
(b) Richie choked her for calling him a "homo."
(c) Richie killed his girlfriend for cheating on him.
(d) Richie beat up his girlfriend for being with a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Billy and Roger contemplate Carlyle's enlistment into the Army, why does Billy claim Carlyle is in the Army?

2. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?

3. What object is at the foot of each of the bunks?

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

5. Because of O'Flannigan's accident, what song was he unable to sing?

(see the answer key)

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