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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does Carlyle have with all of the officers in the Army?
(a) They all have college educations.
(b) They all come from wealthy families.
(c) They are all white.
(d) They are all black.

2. 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.

3. As Richie is discussing the war with Billy and Roger, who does he claim hangs snakes by the tail in dark caves waiting for soldiers to enter and be bitten?
(a) Vietcong.
(b) American soliders in Vietnam.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) The Russians.

4. According to Cokes, what makes the "gooks" yellow?
(a) Yellow fever as children.
(b) Old booze and urinating in the water supply.
(c) Rice.
(d) Too much beer.

5. Which character discusses the attempted suicide with the character who tried to slit his wrists?
(a) Billy.
(b) Carlyle.
(c) Martin.
(d) Richie.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Cokes and Rooney are telling the men about their past, what do they say happened to O'Flannigan?

2. While recalling events from his hometown, what does Roger tell the others happened to the man in the phone booth?

3. Why does Richie think that Roger would understand problems associated with being homosexual?

4. In the beginning of Act 1, what does Martin tell Richie he does every morning when he wakes up?

5. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?

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