Streamers Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Streamers Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Martin and Richie come to be in the military?
(a) It is part of time off for good behavior from jail.
(b) They were drafted.
(c) They enlisted.
(d) It is judges orders to avoid jail time.

2. What is the one threat (as stated by the stage directions) that all of the men share?
(a) Homosexuals.
(b) Death.
(c) The war.
(d) Losing a limb.

3. According to the stage directions, how many lights hang at the center of the ceiling?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Why does it seem impossible for Rooney to be competent in his MOS?
(a) He is too easily stressed.
(b) He has had two heart attacks.
(c) His hands shake too much.
(d) His eyesight is bad.

5. Why does Richie believe the suicide attempt was made?
(a) For attention.
(b) To really cause death.
(c) To get out of the military.
(d) For a diagnosis of mental illness.

6. How did Billy come to join the Army?
(a) Drafted.
(b) Enlisted.
(c) Time off for good behavior from jail.
(d) Part of judges orders.

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

8. In the beginning of Act 1, what does Martin tell Richie he does every morning when he wakes up?
(a) Cries.
(b) Sneezes.
(c) Tries to sneak out.
(d) Vomits.

9. What division of the Army have Rooney and Cokes been in together?
(a) Special Ops.
(b) JAG.
(c) The Seals.
(d) 101st Airborne.

10. Why does Billy threaten Richie while they are mopping the bunks?
(a) Because Richie is not working hard enough.
(b) Because Richie keeps making advances towards him (flirting).
(c) Because Billy caught Richie smoking pot.
(d) Because he is afraid Richie will tell the Army he is homosexual.

11. Why does Roger think Richie joined the Army?
(a) To be around lots of men.
(b) To become "straight."
(c) To get away from his parents.
(d) To be killed and die in honor.

12. When discussing the war with Richie, who does Roger claim everyone is saying is the new "Hitler"?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) The president.
(c) Billy.
(d) L.B.J.

13. According to the stage directions, what song begins playing at the end of Act 1?
(a) The Star-Spangled Banner.
(b) A funeral march.
(c) The National Anthem.
(d) Taps.

14. What did Cokes do to the man in the spider hole?
(a) Nothing, he was taken by a medic back to the camp.
(b) Threw the contents from his latrine down the hole onto the man.
(c) Aimed his rifle down the hole and opened fire.
(d) Threw in a gernade, sat on the lid, and waited for it to blow.

15. What object is at the foot of each of the bunks?
(a) A black wooden footlocker.
(b) A military backpack.
(c) A green wooden footlocker.
(d) A mini-stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cokes's and Rooney's song, what must a paratrooper count to before pulling the cord to his shoot?

2. Who are the two black characters in the play?

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

4. How many people from Billy's platoon are going to Vietnam?

5. Roger asks Billy if he would rather fight a war in the freezing cold or one where there were "awful ....". Awful what?

(see the answer keys)

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