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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Captain call the act of getting rid of his palm tree?
(a) An unforgivable crime against him.
(b) A mean thing to do.
(c) A cowardly act of childishness.
(d) An insult to the ship.

3. What facts do the sailors hear the Captain say to Roberts over the loudspeaker?
(a) They hear the Captain say Roberts will be court marshalled.
(b) They hear that the Captain say he will resign.
(c) That he and Roberts had made a deal so the men could have liberty.
(d) They hear the Captain say the palm tree is his only friend.

4. Who is going to go with Roberts to the island so that they can have their liberty?
(a) Gerhard.
(b) O'Neal.
(c) Doc.
(d) The Captain.

5. What image is on the homemade medal the crew presents to Roberts?
(a) A flag.
(b) A palm tree.
(c) A gun.
(d) A star.

6. How many groups of injured soldiers have been returned to the cargo ship?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

7. Who comes to the ship looking for the goat brought onto the ship by Dolan?
(a) The Patrolman.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) Doc.
(d) The Military police.

8. What does Roberts tell Pulver as he exits the ship?
(a) That he is counting on Pulver.
(b) That Pulver has disappointed him.
(c) That he still expects that prank from Pulver.
(d) That it is Pulver's time to shine.

9. How does Roberts respond to the news that the war in Europe is over?
(a) He is so happy that he jumps up and down
(b) He sadly says he will be out of the fight.
(c) He runs out of the room in tears.
(d) He rejoices.

10. Why does the Captain tell the crew of the cargo ship they have to work doubly hard?
(a) To erase their bad behavior during liberty.
(b) Because the Colonel is coming on board.
(c) Because they have a reputation to uphold.
(d) To become known as the best ship in the fleet.

11. On what piece of equipment is an unconscious sailor found?
(a) The watchtower.
(b) The wheel.
(c) A cargo net.
(d) The anchor.

12. When speaking with Roberts on deck, on what does the Captain insist?
(a) That a storm is coming.
(b) That he be addressed formally by Roberts.
(c) That Roberts is the worst sailor he has ever seen.
(d) That all the men acted responsibly on their liberty.

13. According to Dolan, what is the Captain's response to Roberts' transfer assignment?
(a) He is happy for Roberts and wants to throw him a goodbye party.
(b) He is so sad he has been crying for days straight.
(c) He is so angry he cannot get out of bed.
(d) He is too busy planting new palm trees to really care.

14. About what does Doc think that Roberts is panicked?
(a) The possibility of not getting his promotion.
(b) The idea that he is loosing friends on the ship.
(c) The possibility of not getting into combat.
(d) The thought that the Captain may never get pranked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Captain say when Roberts goes to stand with the men?

2. What does the inscription on the medal say?

3. Pulver appears in front of the Doc and Roberts singed and covered in what?

4. Who is in the stateroom with Roberts as he is packing to leave the cargo ship?

5. What does Roberts say he will not do that involves the Captain?

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