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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What lies about the ship does Pulver tell Miss Girard?
(a) That he is the favorite sailor on the ship.
(b) That the ship is named the U.S.S. Lincoln.
(c) That the ship has been many battles.
(d) That he is the captain of the ship.

4. What position on the ship does Pulver hold?
(a) Captain.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Ensign.
(d) First Mate.

5. 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 believes that both ships are inferior to the role of airplanes.
(c) He thinks that they are equally important.
(d) He sees the battleship's role as less important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roberts pick up at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Why is the Captain so angry with Roberts when he comes out on deck during the supply transfer?

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

4. How much money is bet by the sailors that Miss Girard is the nurse with the birthmark on her bottom?

5. What is Dolan asked to do for Roberts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What affect does Roberts feel liberty has had on the men?

2. What does Roberts mention about Pulver's pranks in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How do Roberts' and Doc's feelings differ regarding Roberts' making another attempt at a transfer request.

4. What news about Roberts' transfer does Doc share with Roberts in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What does the Captain ask Roberts to do at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

6. What are some of the lies that Pulver tells Nurse Girard?

7. What reason is provided for why Roberts has let the Captain speak to him the way he has, and who defends Roberts?

8. What does Roberts have to do to get the Captain to give the men their liberty?

9. How does the crew seem to feel about Roberts at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

10. What does the Captain say to Roberts about his transfer requests in Act 1, Scene 3?

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