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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the Captain's actions best described in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Kind.
(b) Humble.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Understanding.

2. What drink do Miss Girard and Roberts joke is their favorite?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Medical alcohol and orange juice.
(c) Sake.
(d) Peach Schnapps.

3. Why has the Captain not issued the orders for the men to go ashore even though they are ready for their liberty?
(a) He is waiting to receive his commands.
(b) He is punishing them.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) He is eating lunch.

4. According to the Captain, whose idea is liberty since it is not his?
(a) The Sergeant.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Doc.
(d) The General.

5. What does the Captain say Roberts must do so that the men will be allowed liberty?
(a) Roberts must leave the ship and never come back.
(b) Roberts must leave Pulver on the island.
(c) Roberts must promise to not write any more transfer requests.
(d) Roberts must stay on the ship while the men go ashore.

6. About what does Miss Girard say the nurses have been talking?
(a) Putting up curtains.
(b) How handsome Pulver is.
(c) Coming out to visit the ship.
(d) How much they love cocktails.

7. What position does Miss Girard hold for the nurses?
(a) Mail officer.
(b) Laundry officer.
(c) Nurses assistant.
(d) Head nurse.

8. 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.

9. Why does the Captain not want Roberts to leave his ship?
(a) He wants to make Roberts miserable.
(b) He is afraid for Roberts' safety if he goes to battle.
(c) He will miss Roberts' friendship too much.
(d) Because Roberts' skills help the Captain.

10. During which war is this play set?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

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

12. Why can't Pulver have lunch with the Captain?
(a) He has to finish his chores.
(b) He has to go to the hospital on the island.
(c) The Captain has ordered him to his barracks.
(d) He is on watch for the afternoon.

13. What reasons does the Captain give for canceling liberty for the men?
(a) They have been called to join the battle.
(b) Security concerns.
(c) Their bad attitudes.
(d) The anchor is broken and they cannot stop.

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

15. What item is a trophy of excellence for the Captain?
(a) A trophy.
(b) A leather bound book.
(c) A gold compass.
(d) A palm tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pulver hide the letter Dolan has typed for Roberts?

2. What paper is Roberts holding in his hand when he runs into the doctor early in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does the Captain call Roberts after they settle their argument about the men's liberty?

4. What does Dolan say about Roberts' letter?

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

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