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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doc say Pulver has been telling him?
(a) That he is leaving the ship soon.
(b) Stories about the battlefront.
(c) Tales about his sexual prowess.
(d) That Roberts is a loser.

2. According to Dolan, when will the Captain need a bucket?
(a) When he gets seasick.
(b) When the cook serves his Seaman Surprise for dinner.
(c) When he sees how dirty Pulver's room is.
(d) When he reads Roberts' letter.

3. Who says that Roberts' is stupid for "chasing death?"
(a) Dolan.
(b) Doc.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Pulver.

4. What happens to the Captain every time he gets angry at Roberts?
(a) He gets nauseated.
(b) He cries.
(c) He is left speechless.
(d) He hits things.

5. What do the sailors notice is being built on a nearby island?
(a) Schools.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) An airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of study does Roberts quit before becoming a sailor?

2. What does Pulver say he is going to put under the Captain's bed?

3. What does Pulver call the nurse with whom he is hoping to be?

4. Why do the sailors want to go to an island near their ship?

5. Besides the nearby island, on what does Dowdy comment when he first joins Roberts?

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