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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Queeg insists the men will not dehydrate because they will get enough water from what?
(a) The ice cream.
(b) Their mess meals.
(c) Their daily water ration of 1 pint.
(d) Their coffee and soup.

2. How long does Willie eavesdrop on the Marines over the short-wave radio?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. Willie doesn't really understand the language surrounding the maneuvers. What is one of the names that Carmody mentions?
(a) Candlestick Runs.
(b) Fred Runs.
(c) Zebra Runs.
(d) Giraffe Runs.

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

5. Whom does Willie send a message to using Morse code?
(a) Keggs.
(b) Buck.
(c) Keefer.
(d) Maryk.

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

7. How many transfer requests has Tom Keefer submitted by Chapter 25?
(a) 10.
(b) 17.
(c) 29.
(d) 42.

8. At dinner, May wants to discuss a book that Willie has never read before? Which book?
(a) "Clockwork Orange."
(b) "Pride and Prejudice."
(c) "The Floss and the Mill."
(d) "Bleak House."

9. What does the crew of the Caine do while the Marines are invading Namur?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Stand watch.
(c) Eat ice cream.
(d) Clean the deck.

10. What is "Chadan"?
(a) It's the name of Tom's roommate.
(b) It's a Navy word for deck duty.
(c) It means time to eat or chow down.
(d) It means the captain's coming.

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

12. Stilwell buys a copy of what book?
(a) "The Art of Self-Defense: A Sailor's Guide to Court Martial."
(b) "The Navy Guide of Court Martials."
(c) "Military Justice: How to Get a Fair Shake."
(d) "Courts and Boards."

13. When Queeg and Keefer have a private meeting, where does it take place?
(a) The galley.
(b) The shower.
(c) In the clip shack.
(d) On deck.

14. After a particularly cowardly performance by Queeg, Keefer calls him a what?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Yellow-bellied coward.
(c) Despicable.
(d) Poltroon.

15. What does the Red Cross letter say about Stilwell's mother?
(a) That she has already died.
(b) That she is on the verge of death.
(c) That she isn't dying.
(d) That she is sick but not dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who receives orders transferring them off the Caine?

2. 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?

3. What officer visits the Caine in Chapter 21?

4. What do the sailors give De Vriess as a send off gift?

5. How many hours of emergency leave does Maryk give Stilwell?

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