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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Roberts truly hold on the ship?
(a) First mate.
(b) Laundry officer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Executive officer.

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

3. What does the Captain reference when talking about his success with Roberts?
(a) The Commodore.
(b) The ship.
(c) The Palm Tree.
(d) His Medals of Honor.

4. For what does Roberts ask the Port Director?
(a) A job with the port authority.
(b) A longer vacation for himself.
(c) A recommendation to his captain.
(d) Liberty for the men.

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

6. Who is the only sailor that appears calm in preparation for the liberty?
(a) Stefanowski.
(b) Dowdy.
(c) Pulver.
(d) Mannion.

7. What is the first question Roberts' asks Pulver when he gets back to their room?
(a) What Pulver is doing in his locker.
(b) Why it is so hot in the room.
(c) Where the Captain is.
(d) Whether Dolan has brought his letter.

8. What order does the Captain give Roberts regarding his letter writing?
(a) Roberts has to write more convincing letters.
(b) Roberts can write another letter once he has been more obedient.
(c) Roberts is not to write any more letters.
(d) Roberts cannot order other men to write his letters.

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

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

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

12. What sort of punishment does the Captain says Roberts deserves as they argue about liberty for the men?
(a) A few nights in the brig.
(b) A lashing.
(c) A demotion.
(d) A Court Marshal.

13. How does Roberts seem to view the cargo ship's role in the war compared with a battleship's role in the war?
(a) He sees the cargo ship's role as being inferior.
(b) He sees the battleship's role as less important.
(c) He believes that both ships are inferior to the role of airplanes.
(d) He thinks that they are equally important.

14. Where does Pulver hide the letter Dolan has typed for Roberts?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In his shoes.
(c) Under a blanket.
(d) In his closet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does the captain shout to the men about their shirts?

2. According to the Captain, whose idea is liberty since it is not his?

3. Who reveals to Roberts that the Captain has received his transfer request letter?

4. At what port are the sailors going to have liberty?

5. Who is the only sailor on the ship who has been to the port where they men are going to have their liberty?

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