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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 Charlie.
(b) Typhoon William.
(c) Typhoon Robert.
(d) Typhoon Camille.

2. How many days before the war ends does the Caine finally sweep a mine?
(a) Thirty days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Seventeen days.
(d) Five days.

3. Where is Barney Greenwald from?
(a) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) Manhattan, New York.

4. Who is captain of the Caine when the Kamikaze hits?
(a) De Vriess.
(b) White.
(c) Keith.
(d) Keefer.

5. When Queeg freezes up, what does he cling to?
(a) The telegraph stand.
(b) The wheel.
(c) His bunk.
(d) The crow's nest.

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

7. For how many weeks was Queeg observed for signs of insanity?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

8. Why does Queeg think that Willie hates him?
(a) Because Willie thought he was crazy.
(b) Because he picked on Willie.
(c) Because of the way he treated Stilwell.
(d) Because Willie liked Maryk better than him.

9. The boats are trying to refuel while the waves are how tall?
(a) As tall as apartment houses.
(b) As tall as the battleships they were traveling with.
(c) As tall as a two story house.
(d) As tall as pine trees.

10. During the storm, how many days do the sailors go without hot food?
(a) The storm doesn't affect the kitchen.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

11. How long does the court debate over the verdict?
(a) Nine hours and forty-five minutes.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Twenty-three hours and fifteen minutes.
(d) One hour and ten minutes.

12. What question causes the court to be cleared during Queeg's testimony?
(a) "Did you ever steam over your own towline and cut it?"
(b) "Did you illegally obtain liquor and bring it to the states?"
(c) "Did Stilwell and Keith have an inappropriate relationship?"
(d) "Did Maryk disobey a direct order to ballast the tanks?"

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

14. Whom does the nickname "Old Swandive" refer to?
(a) Admiral Halsey.
(b) Captain Breakstone.
(c) Captain Queeg.
(d) Captain Keefer.

15. What does Keefer take with him when he jumps off the ship?
(a) His initialed coffee mug.
(b) The captain's log.
(c) A life raft.
(d) His novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said Willie would be okay after his behind had been kicked bloody?

2. Who is convinced that a duplicate key has been made, and that is how the crime took place?

3. Where does Keefer take everyone to celebrate?

4. In what did Queeg acknowledge that Maryk was an excellent sailor?

5. What does Keefer do after the Kamikaze attack?

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