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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Captain wearing as he goes to water his palm tree?
(a) His uniform.
(b) A bathing suit.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) His civilian clothes.

2. Who has submitted the transfer request that gets Roberts transferred off the cargo ship?
(a) Doc.
(b) The crew.
(c) Roberts.
(d) The Captain.

3. During the fight between the sailors and soldiers, what happens to the young women attending the dance?
(a) They are not affected at all and keep dancing.
(b) They join in the fight themselves.
(c) They are injured or frightened away.
(d) They break up the fight and everything returns to normal.

4. Which returning sailor does Roberts ask how their liberty was?
(a) Pulver.
(b) Wiley.
(c) Dawson.
(d) Mannion.

5. Where is Act 2, Scene 2 set?
(a) The ship's upperdeck.
(b) Roberts' sleeping quarters.
(c) The sick bay.
(d) The Captain's quarters.

6. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3, where does the reader learn Roberts has been spending all his time?
(a) The radio shack.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The eagles nest.
(d) The sick bay.

7. Who is expected at the Office of the Island Commander the day following the fight?
(a) Dowdy.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Dolan.

8. After Pulver's prank has failed, how does he feel?
(a) He feels thankful that he does not have to go through with it.
(b) He feels inspired to try again.
(c) He feels angry that the prank does not work.
(d) He feels like he let Roberts down.

9. According to the Military Policeman, how many soldiers are in the hospital?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Fourteen.

10. What does the radio commentary on the loud speaker suggest at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) More countries may soon be overrun.
(b) The war will be reaching England soon.
(c) The war in Europe is coming to an end.
(d) Pearl Harbor has been bombed.

11. According to the Shore Patrolman, how is the Colonel viewed on the island?
(a) Negatively.
(b) Positively.
(c) People love the Colonel.
(d) People do not even know who he is.

12. How much time has passed between Act 2, Scene 2 and Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

14. What item of the Captain's is the goat told to eat?
(a) His pillow.
(b) The rose bush.
(c) The palm tree.
(d) His apples.

15. What does the inscription on the medal say?
(a) For action against the enemy.
(b) For showing them who is boss.
(c) For bravery in the face of danger.
(d) For being the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roberts respond to the news that the war in Europe is over?

2. The Captain has Roberts take a group of men to the back of the ship and have them do what?

3. What does Roberts tell Pulver as he exits the ship?

4. After the fight on the island, what happens to the sailors and the ship?

5. What image is on the homemade medal the crew presents to Roberts?

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