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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Maryk grew up where?

3. What type of place is Willie's family home?

4. What is the name of the luxurious destroyer that the Caine is secured to?

5. What is the title of Tom Keefer's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Keefer's testimony like?

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

3. Why does Queeg reprimand Willie about the typhoon?

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

5. What is Willie's first impression of the USS Caine?

6. At the very end of Chapter 21, Paynter brings what sort of report to Queeg?

7. 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?

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

9. Why does Queeg refuse to ballast?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the differences and similarities between Maryk and Queeg. How will these similarities and differences continue to affect the novel? Use examples from the book to support your theory.

Essay Topic 2

The main character of "The Caine Mutiny", Willie Keith, undergoes great personal transformation in the novel. Trace his growth through the novel and how he changed as a person.

Essay Topic 3

Through Tom Keefer's literary allusions in Chapter 9 and Willie's visit to the Moulton in Chapter 10, we begin to see Willie struggle with appearances versus reality. Why does Willie struggle with the fact that things are not always what they seem? How do you think growing up privileged has influenced the way he makes judgments? Do his first impressions get him into trouble? By the end of the novel, has his perspective changed? What leads to the change?

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