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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Queeg stays in his cabin only eating what?
(a) Ice cream with maple syrup.
(b) Saltine crackers.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) K-rations.

2. After one of the sailors is reassigned, how long does Queeg stay in his cabin?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Eleven days.

3. When Queeg returns to the ship after getting in trouble at ComServPac, what does he find Stilwell doing?
(a) Reading a comic on watch.
(b) Dancing naked on the bridge.
(c) Sleeping on watch.
(d) Sorting lines.

4. How long does the launching on the Caine take?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 1 hour and 32 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

5. When Maryk comes to Keefer to talk about Queeg, what is Keefer reading?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

6. What is Willie's first assignment for his officers' qualification course?
(a) To list every man assigned to the ship.
(b) To write an essay on the history of the ship.
(c) To assemble and disassemble his rifle.
(d) To make two sketches of the Caine.

7. What was the Caine supposed to escort on its mission?
(a) Destroyers.
(b) Battleships.
(c) LVTs.
(d) Small groups of Navy seals.

8. How many transfer requests has Tom Keefer submitted by Chapter 25?
(a) 17.
(b) 42.
(c) 29.
(d) 10.

9. Who summons Willie from the Caine?
(a) Keggs.
(b) Admiral Reynold.
(c) Lieutenant Keefer.
(d) His mother.

10. Which of the new officers aboard the Caine is only in the Navy because his mother owns a Boston shipyard?
(a) Rabbitt.
(b) Ducely.
(c) Jorgensen.
(d) Grace.

11. What is the name of the officer who reprimands Captain Queeg?
(a) Captain Hope.
(b) Captain Mercy.
(c) Captain Grace.
(d) Captain Faith.

12. Willie is assigned a bunk in the clip shack, a metal box on the main deck. How hot is it in the clip shack?
(a) 105 degrees.
(b) The same as it is on deck.
(c) 89 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

13. Captain Queeg goes home to what state?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Utah.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Arizona.

14. Queeg insists the men will not dehydrate because they will get enough water from what?
(a) The ice cream.
(b) Their mess meals.
(c) Their coffee and soup.
(d) Their daily water ration of 1 pint.

15. How much money does Mrs. Keith give the chief?
(a) $50.
(b) $20.
(c) $60.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose water restriction is continued for 48 more hours because of non-compliance?

2. What is the location of Ulithi Atoll where the Caine is sent in Chapter 25?

3. What subject does Willie's roommate teach in school?

4. What type of place is Willie's family home?

5. Only two people knew the Caine's mission. Who were they?

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