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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Willie give for Stilwell's mental collapse?
(a) The boat almost going down in the typhoon.
(b) The loss of his marriage.
(c) Queeg's persecution.
(d) His stateside leave being suspended.

2. How does Queeg look when Barney calls him to the stand?
(a) Tired and aged.
(b) Debonair and self-assured.
(c) Small and haughty.
(d) Shifty and disheveled.

3. Who is the last Captain of the Caine?
(a) Captain Queeg.
(b) Tom Keefer.
(c) Captain White.
(d) Willie Keith.

4. How long is Willie on the bridge while the typhoon brushes Tokyo?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 30 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

5. The book describes Willie's home as being the same except for what?
(a) His room had been redecorated.
(b) His dad's office was no longer there.
(c) The smell of his dad's cigars.
(d) The lawn was not as well kept.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Queeg, what happened in Barzun in 1937?

2. Who said Willie would be okay after his behind had been kicked bloody?

3. To what does Bird compare Queeg's ball rolling?

4. In Chapter 26, whose old roommate secures a special treat for the men of the Caine?

5. Challee contrasts whose years of service with Queeg's?

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