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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Willie starts obsessing about what one night during watch in Chapter 24?
(a) An ice cream scoop.
(b) His father.
(c) A monogrammed coffee mug.
(d) May.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Willie do to punish himself for not recognizing his ship when he first sees her?
(a) He asks to be given the smallest room on the ship.
(b) He stands up and takes spray in the face for the rest of the boat ride to her.
(c) He does 50 pushups.
(d) He makes himself draw a diagram of her.

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

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

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

10. We find out in Chapter 11 that Captain de Vriess reads only what type of book?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Navy procedures.
(c) He doesn't read.
(d) Classic literature.

11. What type of place is Willie's family home?
(a) A twelve room Dutch colonial.
(b) A Tudor style estate on 10 acres.
(c) A modest Cape Cod bungalow.
(d) A modern apartment on the upper east side of Manhattan.

12. Who gets made fun of for having a liaison in Australia with a girl who has lots of moles?
(a) Keefer.
(b) Queeg.
(c) Gorton.
(d) Maryk.

13. In Chapter 24, Queeg set his sights on a sailor other than Stilwell. Who is it?
(a) Jellybelly.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Maryk.
(d) Willie.

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

15. What officer visits the Caine in Chapter 21?
(a) Captain De Vriess.
(b) Captain Grace.
(c) Commander Frazer.
(d) Admiral Nimitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the new officers aboard the Caine is only in the Navy because his mother owns a Boston shipyard?

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

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

4. Maryk grew up where?

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

(see the answer keys)

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