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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39, "A Love Letter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Queeg stays in his cabin only eating what?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) K-rations.
(c) Ice cream with maple syrup.
(d) Saltine crackers.

2. Who is Captain Randolph P. Southard?
(a) He is a psychiatrist.
(b) He is a fellow DMS captain.
(c) He is Stilwell's doctor.
(d) He is an expert witness on ship handling.

3. Who states that Queeg's problem is an obsessive personality?
(a) Keith.
(b) Maryk.
(c) Dr. Bird.
(d) Dr. Lundeen.

4. What recurring dream does Willie remember from his childhood?
(a) God as a jack-in-the-box.
(b) A ship sinking in a typhoon.
(c) A giant serpent eating him.
(d) Showing up for school without clothes.

5. Whose water restriction is continued for 48 more hours because of non-compliance?
(a) Stilwell.
(b) The officers.
(c) Jorgensen.
(d) The sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, the meeting Queeg holds with all the officers lasts how long?

2. After Keefer jumps, what does Willie do?

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. How many men does the Caine pull from the wreckage of the George Black?

5. For how many weeks was Queeg observed for signs of insanity?

(see the answer key)

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