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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Roger think Billy wants to get a part-time job bartending?
(a) To lose his virginity.
(b) Because of the black-haired waitress.
(c) To become tougher.
(d) For the money.

2. After coming in from playing basketball, how much money does Roger ask Billy or Richie to loan him?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

3. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?
(a) He thinks everyone talks bad about him.
(b) He thinks everyone is beneath him.
(c) Everyone bores him.
(d) He thinks everyone is gay.

4. Whose bed is Carlyle lying on when Billy comes back from the gym?
(a) Martin's.
(b) Billy's.
(c) Richie's.
(d) Roger's.

5. What is the only book that Richie tries to read during the play?
(a) Pauline Kael's, "I Lost it at the Movies."
(b) Lewis Carroll's, "Behind the Looking Glass."
(c) William Faulkner's, "The Sound and the Fury."
(d) Jo & Meg's, "Comic Tragedies."

6. When Billy is being questioned by Carlyle about his bunk mates, Billy denies that Richie is gay. What does Billy claim Richie is?
(a) Confused.
(b) A momma's boy.
(c) Effeminate.
(d) A child.

7. As the men are discussing Carlyle before going to town, why does Roger say Carlyle has been acting like he has?
(a) Roger claims that Carlyle is an alcoholic.
(b) Roger feels like the whites are always trying to "keep him down."
(c) Roger claims Carlyle is homophobic.
(d) Roger claims Carlyle is messed up in the head.

8. During the discussion about Frankie, Billy tells Richie that there is a new theory regarding homosexuality. What is the new theory?
(a) That it is from drinking the water in New York.
(b) That it only happens to boys who grow up without fathers.
(c) Genetics.
(d) That is is nurture, not nature.

9. As Carlyle is leaving the room, he calls Richie a punk. What does Richie call Carlyle?
(a) A dog.
(b) An animal.
(c) A pig.
(d) A pussycat.

10. After discussing what has happened to Martin, what does Richie offer to Carlyle?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A beer.
(c) A hug.
(d) A book.

11. While discussing Richie's homosexuality, what does Carlyle claim he can "see" of Billy's?
(a) His soul.
(b) His "inner-gay."
(c) His scar.
(d) His heart.

12. After calling Richie "Eddie," what does Richie say his friends call him?
(a) Bob.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jack.
(d) Irene.

13. When talking to Billy out "quality of talent," what is Carlyle referring to in regard to Richie and other men in the unit?
(a) If there are any other gays in the unit.
(b) If Richie has "turned" anyone else in the unit gay.
(c) If Billy has slept with Richie or anyone else in the unit.
(d) If Billy thinks Richie likes Carlyle.

14. Why does Billy claim to want to get a part-time job as a bartender?
(a) To learn the ropes of being tougher.
(b) To become part of the world again.
(c) For the money.
(d) To meet women.

15. Where did Billy and Roger meet for the first time?
(a) Basic training.
(b) In Vietnam.
(c) Recruiting meeting.
(d) P Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlyle blame his bad behavior on?

2. When Billy and Roger first met, why did Roger keep talking to Billy?

3. Why does Carlyle think that Billy, Richie, and Roger share such a nice room?

4. What does Carlyle ask Richie if he is?

5. What is Richie's duty job in the Army?

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