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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 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 turned on his fellow soliders, and they pushed him out of a plane.
(b) He did not pack his shoot properly, and it did not deploy.
(c) He pulled the shoot release at 500 feet and died.
(d) During a jump gone bad, he broke both of his legs and the Army sent him home.

2. After Richie leaves to take a shower, what do Billy and Roger decide to do?
(a) Look at a Playboy.
(b) Go shower.
(c) Go find Martin.
(d) Mop and buff the floor.

3. Richie enters the bunk room as Carlyle and Billy are discussing him. What does Richie state about Carlyle?
(a) That Carlyle is trouble.
(b) That Carlyle is a closet homosexual.
(c) That Carlyle is ignorant.
(d) That Carlyle has not come down out of the trees yet.

4. What is Rooney's nickname for Cokes?
(a) Pop.
(b) Diet.
(c) Cokie.
(d) Keys.

5. 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) A delivery truck lost control and ran over him.
(c) He was stabbed and died.
(d) He was assulted by a homosexual man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Martin and Richie come to be in the military?

2. Which character discusses the attempted suicide with the character who tried to slit his wrists?

3. Why does Roger tell Carlyle that he got such a nice room in the Army?

4. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?

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

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