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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 type of medal will Roland Keefer be awarded?
(a) The Congressional Medal of Honor.
(b) The Navy Cross.
(c) The Bronze Star.
(d) A Purple Heart.

2. Maryk grew up where?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Portland.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Seattle.

3. What does the Red Cross letter say about Stilwell's mother?
(a) That she is sick but not dying.
(b) That she isn't dying.
(c) That she is on the verge of death.
(d) That she has already died.

4. Keefer invites Maryk to a literary tea at what university?
(a) Stanford.
(b) San Francisco State.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) UC Davis.

5. In Chapter 7, who does Willie find out is assigned to the Caine?
(a) Ensign Brain.
(b) May Wynn's brother, Frank.
(c) Keggs.
(d) Keefer's brother, Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who aboard the Caine adopts a huge crab?

2. What happens on Bilging Day?

3. Willie starts obsessing about what one night during watch in Chapter 24?

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

5. After one of the sailors is reassigned, how long does Queeg stay in his cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the circle of compliance.

5. Why does Willie get in trouble in Chapter 12?

6. What does Willie write in the love letter for which Chapter 39 is named?

7. How does Queeg react after Jellybelly tells him that the mess boys ate the strawberries?

8. What makes the members of the board change facial expression during the trial?

9. What is May doing when Willie gets back from the war?

10. Why does Willie not wake up at the beginning of the typhoon?

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