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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 Pulver say he is going to put under the Captain's bed?
(a) A thank you card.
(b) A firecracker.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) A letter from Roberts.

2. When will Roberts finally respect Pulver?
(a) When he can beat up Roberts.
(b) When he treats ladies with respect.
(c) When he gets onto a real battleship.
(d) When he goes through with a prank and confesses to it.

3. What does Dolan say about Roberts' letter?
(a) The letter is written in excellent handwriting.
(b) It is not a very good letter.
(c) It is the best transfer Roberts' has ever written.
(d) It has tons of spelling errors.

4. Who tells the sailors that it is time to start their daily work?
(a) Dowdy.
(b) Doc.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Pulver.

5. At the beginning of the play, with which shipmate is Roberts talking?
(a) Matthews.
(b) Mannion.
(c) Jacoby.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Roberts not say about Pulver?

3. Who says that Roberts' is stupid for "chasing death?"

4. What is the first question Roberts' asks Pulver when he gets back to their room?

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

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