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

2. How many hours into the water restriction does Maryk ask Queeg to lift the suspension?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

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

4. How many transfer requests has Tom Keefer submitted by Chapter 25?
(a) 17.
(b) 42.
(c) 10.
(d) 29.

5. What is the location of Ulithi Atoll where the Caine is sent in Chapter 25?
(a) Halfway between Iwo Jima and Bimini.
(b) Halfway between Fiji and Bora Bora.
(c) Halfway between the Marshall Islands and Hawaii.
(d) Halfway between Guam and the Palaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distracts Willie during the marching for the review?

2. What type of medal will Roland Keefer be awarded?

3. What was the Caine supposed to escort on its mission?

4. Keefer labels Queeg as a what?

5. Willie doesn't really understand the language surrounding the maneuvers. What is one of the names that Carmody mentions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Roland Keefer's ship?

2. What is Keefer's testimony like?

3. 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?

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

5. Why won't Queeg let Keefer leave the Caine to go visit his brother?

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

7. Describe the circle of compliance.

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

9. How did the other sailors on the Caine testify?

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

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