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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 was the Caine supposed to escort on its mission?

2. Instead of Queeg, who gets reassigned from the Caine?

3. May Wynn is of what descent?

4. When the Caine is finally ready to go out in open waters with its new captain, what book does Captain Queeg bring with him to the bridge?

5. In Chapter 21, where does the Caine receive orders to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Lundeen explain Queeg's personality and behavior?

2. What happens after Queeg receives the verdict for Stilwell's court martial?

3. Why does Willie get in trouble in Chapter 12?

4. Challee asks Willie for specific examples of Queeg's odd behavior. Name some.

5. What are some of the quirky ways in which the crew begins to respond to their own boredom?

6. What is the crew's first impression of Captain Queeg?

7. What are the two bottles of champagne referenced in the title of Chapter 17?

8. What reason does Keefer give to explain Queeg's obsession with the strawberries?

9. At the very end of Chapter 21, Paynter brings what sort of report to Queeg?

10. How does Breakstone feel about the case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While there is a war going on, the men of the Caine are caught up in their own conflict. Discuss how the smallness of their perspective seems to develop and how they lose sight of the bigger picture. How do you think men on other ships deal with the monotony of life at sea?

Essay Topic 2

The author writes that "The Kwajalein invasion... was a grand classic of sea warfare, a lesson for the generations. There has never been a more wisely conceived and surgically executed operation. As a young man's first taste of war, however, it was too rich, too easy, too fancy, too perfect." Why do you think the author described the invasion that way? What effect will this invasion have on Willie? Will it mislead him or give him the wrong idea?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapters 13 and 14, life on the Caine gets much worse under the command of Captain Queeg. Using examples from the novel, describe how and why the men of the Caine are suffering at the hands of Queeg. What recourse do they have? What are the different ways in which they deal with his personality and choices?

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