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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. Where did Willie attend college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Princeton.

2. When Queeg returns to the ship after getting in trouble at ComServPac, what does he find Stilwell doing?
(a) Sleeping on watch.
(b) Dancing naked on the bridge.
(c) Reading a comic on watch.
(d) Sorting lines.

3. Whom does Willie send a message to using Morse code?
(a) Maryk.
(b) Keggs.
(c) Keefer.
(d) Buck.

4. In Chapter 24, Queeg set his sights on a sailor other than Stilwell. Who is it?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Jellybelly.
(c) Willie.
(d) Maryk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many transfer requests has Tom Keefer submitted by Chapter 25?

2. Captain de Vriess tells Captain Queeg that he is next hoping for what type of duty?

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

4. What is the name of Keefer's date?

5. Captain Queeg goes home to what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two bottles of champagne referenced in the title of Chapter 17?

2. Describe the circle of compliance.

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

4. In Chapter 3 Willie says, "Do you suppose that some higher power doesn't want me in the Navy?" Why do you think he says this?

5. What does Willie overhear while listening in to the Marine channel on the radio?

6. What happens between Willie and Queeg in Saipan?

7. How does Dr. Lundeen explain Queeg's personality and behavior?

8. What happens toward the end of Queeg's testimony?

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

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

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