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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Richie's sexual orientation?
(a) Hetrosexual.
(b) Homosexual.
(c) A-sexual.
(d) Bisexual.

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

3. Why does Cokes claim he has been falling down a lot?
(a) From PTSD.
(b) From dizzy spells.
(c) From drinking.
(d) From leukemia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Billy come to join the Army?

2. What does MOS stand for?

3. When discussing the war with Richie, who does Roger claim everyone is saying is the new "Hitler"?

4. As Billy, Roger, and Richie are getting finishing up the floors, Roger gets out a radio. What song are they listening to?

5. What character tries to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rooney claim that Billy, Roger, and Richie are not in the Army?

2. Why does Richie agree with Billy in regard to saying that there is something wrong with Carlyle?

3. What happened when Billy was sixteen that made him want to become a priest?

4. What is the underlying fear that all of the men share? (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle)

5. Why does Martin try to commit suicide?

6. What is the significance of Billy shutting the door at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

7. Why is Billy so upset about grabbing a razor to cut Carlyle?

8. At the end of the play, Cokes puts a lot of things into perspective for Roger and Richie. What does Cokes tell them?

9. Why does Carlyle hate the Army?

10. Why does the lieutenant's actions towards Roger speak to the stereotypical assumptions regarding the crime scene?

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