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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the typhoon approaching the Caine in Chapter 27?
(a) Typhoon William.
(b) Typhoon Camille.
(c) Typhoon Charlie.
(d) Typhoon Robert.

2. When Barney asks about the day of the typhoon, how does Queeg react?
(a) He refuses to answer any of the questions.
(b) He pulls the steel balls out of his pocket.
(c) He gets indignant and asks for redirection.
(d) He pulls out a cigarette.

3. How many unopened bottles of champagne were there at the end of the party?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

4. Admiral Halsey commits to an air strike in support of what?
(a) General Bradley's Battle of Midway.
(b) Admiral Nimitz's landing at Iwo Jima.
(c) General MacArthur's taking of Guadalcanal.
(d) General MacArthur's Mindoro landing.

5. What does the Naval Courts and Boards start with?
(a) Making a mutiny.
(b) Murder.
(c) Unlawful use of a distilling apparatus.
(d) Adultery.

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

7. How many psychiatrists examined Queeg at the hospital?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

8. How long does Willie sit and listen to May sing at the Grotto Club?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Five hours.

9. Barney Greenwald does what in the Navy?
(a) He's a cook.
(b) He's a fighter pilot.
(c) He's a communications officer.
(d) He's a medic.

10. Who tells Willie that the mess boys ate the strawberries?
(a) Keefer.
(b) Ducely.
(c) Harding.
(d) Maryk.

11. What does Greenwald keep drawing on his legal pad?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Gorillas.

12. According to Willie's testimony, how did he know Queeg was terrified during the typhoon?
(a) His face was green and petrified with terror.
(b) He curled up and started screaming.
(c) He kept yelling orders.
(d) He left his post on the bridge.

13. In Chapter 26, whose old roommate secures a special treat for the men of the Caine?
(a) Jellybelly's.
(b) Keith's.
(c) Queeg's.
(d) Jorgensen's.

14. What metaphor does Barney Greenwald use to describe his legal tricks?
(a) Like taking candy from a baby.
(b) Like shooting fish in a barrel.
(c) Once in a blue moon.
(d) Like getting blood from a turnip.

15. What was the result of Queeg's action in the Barzun incident?
(a) He received an unsatisfactory fitness report.
(b) He was docked $10 of pay.
(c) He received a letter of commendation.
(d) He was made mess treasurer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Willie hear is running a supply depot in Stuber Forks, Iowa?

2. What does Captain Blakely do when Willie starts telling about the loss of the crate of liquor?

3. According to Queeg, what happened in Barzun in 1937?

4. What goes missing in Chapter 26?

5. What is the sailor in the Flag Lieutenant's office doing when they arrive?

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