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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what does the crew argue when the Captain has left the deck?
(a) Who gets to take the next application for transfer to the Captain.
(b) Whether or not Roberts should have listened to the Captain's orders.
(c) Whether or not they should finish their job for the day.
(d) Who gets to sit next to Roberts in the mess hall.

2. How does Roberts seem to view the cargo ship's role in the war compared with a battleship's role in the war?
(a) He believes that both ships are inferior to the role of airplanes.
(b) He thinks that they are equally important.
(c) He sees the battleship's role as less important.
(d) He sees the cargo ship's role as being inferior.

3. How long does the officer picking up supplies say it has been since his ship has had fresh fruit?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Four months.
(d) One year.

4. What does Roberts do to Pulver in jest when the Captain leaves the deck?
(a) Roberts salutes Pulver.
(b) Roberts calls Pulver "Captain."
(c) Roberts calls Pulver a suck-up.
(d) Roberts gives Pulver a noogie.

5. How long has it been since the sailors have had a vacation?
(a) 18 months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Roberts ask the Port Director?

2. What is Dolan asked to do for Roberts?

3. Why do the sailors want to go to an island near their ship?

4. Which of the following best describes the Captain's actions in Act 1, Scene3?

5. What do the sailors notice is being built on a nearby island?

(see the answer key)

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