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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. What officer visits the Caine in Chapter 21?
(a) Admiral Nimitz.
(b) Captain Grace.
(c) Commander Frazer.
(d) Captain De Vriess.

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

3. What was the Caine supposed to escort on its mission?
(a) Small groups of Navy seals.
(b) LVTs.
(c) Battleships.
(d) Destroyers.

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

5. What type of sandwich does Willie indulge in while tied to the destroyer?
(a) Roquefort and white bread.
(b) A reuben.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Hot ham and cheese.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many hours into the water restriction does Maryk ask Queeg to lift the suspension?

3. When the Caine is finally ready to go out in open waters with its new captain, what book does Captain Queeg bring with him to the bridge?

4. What does Harding vomit into?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Commander Merton give Willie another chance after the disaster on the parade grounds?

3. Why does Willie not take his relationship with May Wynn seriously?

4. What is Willie's role in Stilwell's court martial?

5. Describe what happens when the Kamikaze plane hits the Caine.

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

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

8. Why does Queeg reprimand Willie about the typhoon?

9. What are some of the quirky ways in which the crew begins to respond to their own boredom?

10. Why does the towline for the Caine end up getting cut?

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