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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Doc and what other sailor do not believe that Roberts is deliberately looking for a promotion on the cargo ship?
(a) Dowdy.
(b) Dolan.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Pulver.

2. Besides the nearby island, on what does Dowdy comment when he first joins Roberts?
(a) His aching back.
(b) The heat.
(c) The captain.
(d) The breakfast they have had that morning.

3. How long has it been since the sailors have had a vacation?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) One year.

4. After finishing his notice about liberty being canceled, at what does the Captain glance?
(a) A picture of himself.
(b) His trophy.
(c) A mirror.
(d) His watch.

5. What does Doc think about the cargo ship?
(a) That is performs a necessary job in the war.
(b) That it is pointless in comparison with other ships.
(c) That is it like being on a cruise ship.
(d) That is smells like fish and sweat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of the Captain's is the goat told to eat?

2. Why does the Captain tell Roberts not to release any of the fresh fruit while they are unloading cargo?

3. How does Roberts seem to view the cargo ship's role in the war compared with a battleship's role in the war?

4. What is Dolan asked to do for Roberts?

5. Which sailor comes into the room where Doc and Roberts are and turns on the radio so that they can hear the news that the war in Europe is over?

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