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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Caine sails out of San Francisco, it is missing how many men?
(a) 5.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

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

3. May Wynn auditions by singing a song by which composer?
(a) Bach.
(b) Schubert.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Mozart.

4. Captain Queeg goes home to what state?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Utah.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Arizona.

5. Only two people knew the Caine's mission. Who were they?
(a) Captain Queeg and Willie.
(b) Captain Queeg and Maryk.
(c) Captain Queeg and Keefer.
(d) Maryk and Willie.

6. What type of medal will Roland Keefer be awarded?
(a) The Congressional Medal of Honor.
(b) A Purple Heart.
(c) The Bronze Star.
(d) The Navy Cross.

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

8. Who aboard the Caine adopts a huge crab?
(a) Whittaker.
(b) Paynter.
(c) Keefer.
(d) Stilwell.

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

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

11. Willie is assigned a bunk in the clip shack, a metal box on the main deck. How hot is it in the clip shack?
(a) 75 degrees.
(b) 89 degrees.
(c) The same as it is on deck.
(d) 105 degrees.

12. What two personal items does Willie have when he unpacks in San Francisco?
(a) A letter from May and a letter from his mother.
(b) A record of May singing and a letter from his dad.
(c) A good luck charm from May and a letter from his dad.
(d) A letter from May and spending money from his mom.

13. In Chapter 24, the meeting Queeg holds with all the officers lasts how long?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

14. What distracts Willie during the marching for the review?
(a) A dog that had gotten loose.
(b) The sight of his father.
(c) May Wynn standing by the fence.
(d) Keefer making funny faces while he marched.

15. How long does the launching on the Caine take?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 1 hour and 32 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Keefer's date?

2. What does the Caine lose on its very first target towing duty trip?

3. In Chapter 24, Queeg restricts what for six months?

4. In Chapter 21, where does the Caine receive orders to go?

5. At the end of Chapter 23, Maryk is in his bunk reading what book?

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