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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) A-sexual.
(b) Hetrosexual.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Bisexual.

2. Why does Roger tell Carlyle that he got such a nice room in the Army?
(a) Because of his relationship with the master sergent.
(b) Because of good behavior.
(c) Because he paid off the bunk officer.
(d) Because he is a Spec 4.

3. What does MOS stand for?
(a) Military Occupation Specialty.
(b) Man Over State.
(c) Military Officer's Standard.
(d) Man On Stand.

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

5. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?
(a) Rooney.
(b) Roger.
(c) Cokes.
(d) Richie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Roger and Billy bring Carlyle while he is laying on the floor?

2. How does Richie finish the following statement: "cleanliness is ....."?

3. What object is at the foot of each of the bunks?

4. At the end of Act 1, what does Richie do to Carlyle to get Billy to yell at him?

5. In Act 1, where does Richie invite Billy to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Richie afraid of the Vietcong and war?

2. Why doesn't Roger allow Richie to tell Cokes about what has happened to Rooney?

3. Why did Roger continue to talk to Billy when they first met in P Company?

4. Why does Roger seem oblivious to the fact that Richie is a homosexual?

5. Why does Carlyle claim that the Vietnam war is not their (Carlyle's and Roger's) war?

6. As Billy, Roger and Richie are discussing going out, Richie calls going to a whorehouse "disgusting." Billy's replies to Richie with "look who's talking." What do both men mean?

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

8. Why does Richie become stunned at Billy's comment: "that you go down; that you go up and down like a Yo-yo and you go blowin' all the trees like the wind?"

9. Why is the fact that Roger smokes contradictory to his other behaviors?

10. Why does Martin try to commit suicide?

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