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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What division of the Army have Rooney and Cokes been in together?

2. What does MOS stand for?

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

4. After lights out, why does Carlyle say he is crawling on the floor?

5. After Richie leaves to take a shower, what do Billy and Roger decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Billy have a problem with Carlyle turning off the lights in the bunk room?

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

3. What is a "streamer"?

4. Why does Carlyle have a problem with the duty the Army has assigned him?

5. Why is Carlyle jealous of Billy, Richie, and Roger?

6. What does "standing tall" mean to the men in the bunk room?

7. Why does Carlyle think that he must teach Billy a lesson for throwing a shoe at him?

8. After the murders, Roger has not changed in regard to his obsession. What does Roger do after everyone but he and Richie have left?

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

10. Why do Roger and Carlyle laugh at Richie when they leave to go to town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the play, Billy repeatedly denies Richie's homosexuality. Why does Billy do this? What is Billy afraid of? Does Billy think that Richie is a threat? Be sure to use textual evidence to support your standpoint.

Essay Topic 2

What does "ownership" in the military mean to the men (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle)? What do they own? Does someone "own" them? Why is ownership so important to each character? (Address each character and ownership individually.)

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character from the following list. Write a character analysis including information including the answers to the following questions: Who are they as a person? What do they want in life? What are their strengths? What are their weaknesses?

-Billy

-Roger

-Carlyle

-Richie

-Rooney

-Cokes

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