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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "The Best Goddamned Target-Towing Ship" | Chapter 14, "Queeg on the Carpet".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of Keefer's date?
(a) May Wynn.
(b) Rollete Baskinworth.
(c) Tootsie Weaver.
(d) Lily Loom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Willie's father dies from what?

2. When Willie arrives at Pearl Harbor navy base what does he find?

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

4. Where did Willie attend college?

5. Willie doesn't really understand the language surrounding the maneuvers. What is one of the names that Carmody mentions?

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