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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Willie in Chapter 15 asking if his six months restriction to the ship counts in San Francisco?
(a) Jellybean.
(b) Harding.
(c) Flintock.
(d) Stilwell.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the ship that one of the men from the Caine is being transferred to?
(a) The Oaks.
(b) The Sequoia.
(c) The Stout.
(d) The Pines.

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

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

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

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

11. At the end of Chapter 23, Maryk is in his bunk reading what book?
(a) "The Navy Code of Health."
(b) "How To Know Your Captain Is Crazy."
(c) "Mental Disorders."
(d) "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness."

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, Queeg set his sights on a sailor other than Stilwell. Who is it?

2. How does Queeg wants things done?

3. What does Keith have to do to retrieve his gun's spring?

4. May Wynn auditions by singing a song by which composer?

5. Which game do Willie and Keggs play aboard the Moulton?

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