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

2. After one of the sailors is reassigned, how long does Queeg stay in his cabin?
(a) A week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) Two weeks.

3. 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 makes himself draw a diagram of her.
(c) He does 50 pushups.
(d) He stands up and takes spray in the face for the rest of the boat ride to her.

4. In Chapter 19, the Caine is sent to help capture what island?
(a) Henbeii Atoll.
(b) Fiji Atoll.
(c) Kwajalein Atoll.
(d) Morimoto Atoll.

5. What do the sailors give De Vriess as a send off gift?
(a) A silver watch.
(b) A new civilian shirt.
(c) A bronzed sailor's hat.
(d) A model of the USS Caine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject does Willie's roommate teach in school?

3. Who is Willie's new roommate in Chapter 18?

4. What is the name of the ship that one of the men from the Caine is being transferred to?

5. We find out in Chapter 11 that Captain de Vriess reads only what type of book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the crew's first impression of Captain Queeg?

3. What reason does Willie give May for introducing her by her real name to his mother?

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

5. What amenities does the destroyer have that the Caine does not?

6. Tom Keefer explains his philosophy of the Navy to Willie. What is it?

7. List some of the irrational and terrible things that Queeg does in Chapter 15.

8. What happens when the news of Japan's surrender is heard?

9. What happens to Horrible?

10. How does the New Jersey compare to the Caine?

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