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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "Two Bottles of Champagne" | Chapter 18, "Stilwell's Leave".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many demerits does Willie receive for being late at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) 40 demerits.
(b) 50 demerits.
(c) 5 demerits.
(d) 20 demerits.

2. How many hours is Keith left sitting in the Navy doctor's office?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. What does Keith have to do to retrieve his gun's spring?
(a) Stack furniture on his bed and reach the ceiling.
(b) Squeeze underneath his bed.
(c) Climb out the open window.
(d) Carefully extricate it from Keefer's ear.

4. When Queeg panics in the fog, how many times does he circle the bridge?
(a) Once.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) He doesn't. He orders Stilwell to circle the bridge.

5. What does the Caine lose on its very first target towing duty trip?
(a) Its anchor.
(b) A target.
(c) The manual for the bridge.
(d) The boatswain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who summons Willie from the Caine?

2. How long does the launching on the Caine take?

3. Willie is assigned a bunk in the clip shack, a metal box on the main deck. How hot is it in the clip shack?

4. What is the third set of orders the Caine receives after Queeg takes command?

5. When the Caine sails out of San Francisco, it is missing how many men?

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