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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Willie eavesdrop on the Marines over the short-wave radio?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

2. How much money does Mrs. Keith give the chief?
(a) $60.
(b) $50.
(c) $20.
(d) $100.

3. Which of the new officers aboard the Caine is only in the Navy because his mother owns a Boston shipyard?
(a) Rabbitt.
(b) Jorgensen.
(c) Ducely.
(d) Grace.

4. How does Queeg wants things done?
(a) The Navy way.
(b) His way.
(c) The wrong way.
(d) The right way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of Queeg, who gets reassigned from the Caine?

2. When Queeg and Keefer have a private meeting, where does it take place?

3. What happens on Bilging Day?

4. What is Willie's first assignment for his officers' qualification course?

5. Only two people knew the Caine's mission. Who were they?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Bird do to upset the board during his testimony?

2. What does Willie tell Maryk when Stilwell asks for emergency leave after receiving a telegram that his mother is sick?

3. What does Willie find in the mail at Pearl?

4. What reason does Keefer give to explain Queeg's obsession with the strawberries?

5. How does Queeg call attention away from his cowardly behavior at the end of Chapter 20?

6. Why does the author use the title "Through the Looking Glass" for Chapter 1?

7. How were the two attorneys different during closing arguments?

8. What happens during Willie's first watch?

9. Why does Willie decide to open his father's letter earlier than promised?

10. Why does Queeg reprimand Willie about the typhoon?

(see the answer keys)

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