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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, "Court-martial of Stilwell".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Willie attend college?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

2. May Wynn is of what descent?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Italian.
(c) German.
(d) Greek.

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

4. What is the third set of orders the Caine receives after Queeg takes command?
(a) They are to do rigorous target training near Pearl.
(b) They are to head to the Marshall Islands.
(c) They are to go to DMS training in San Diego.
(d) They are to go stateside for an overhaul.

5. 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?
(a) "On a Destroyer's Bridge."
(b) "Moby Dick."
(c) Goethe's "Faust."
(d) One of Captain de Vriess' mysteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Willie surprises himself by speaking highly of whom?

2. Stilwell buys a copy of what book?

3. Who receives orders transferring them off the Caine?

4. What happens to Queeg's illegal liquor stash?

5. What happens on Bilging Day?

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