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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 problem does Carlyle have with all of the officers in the Army?

2. What did Cokes get the Silver Star for?

3. Why does Richie think that Roger would understand problems associated with being homosexual?

4. Why is Cokes sent home from battle?

5. Who does Billy claim is a beautiful screamer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roger tell Billy he "better learn"?

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

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

4. Why does Carlyle call Roger a "Tom"?

5. What does Roger mean when he says to Billy, "every black man in the world ain't like me"?

6. Roger tells Carlyle, "we both tole you it ain't goin' on here." What does this mean?

7. What does Richie mean by the "real Richie" is in Manhattan, and the other Richie is sitting in the Army reading a book?

8. What is ironic about Rooney being a demolitions expert?

9. Why does Carlyle speak in the third person when talking to Richie about his (Carlyle's) behavior the night he passed out on the bunk room floor?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roger claims that Richie never told him that he was a homosexual. Go back through the play and note all of Richie's references to his homosexuality. Once finished, choose one statement that could be a masked admittance to his homosexuality and one that is a blatant. Compare and contrast the meaning/understanding behind each of the statements.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Richie's "tall tales." Discuss why you believe Richie tells the story. Is there any truth behind the story? Why do you think Richie feels he must stretch the truth?

-What goes on in war: snakes and elephant dung

-The story about his dad leaving and being on TV

Essay Topic 3

All of the characters have a flaw. Choose a character from the following list and describe their flaw. Use textual evidence to support the decision. Be sure to address the following questions in the essay: What is the character's flaw? Do others recognize the flaw? Do other characters depend on this flaw to use against the owner of the flaw? Does the character recognize their own flaw?

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