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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. How does Doc describe the desire to fight?
(a) It is a stupid decision.
(b) It is a passion.
(c) It is a reflex.
(d) It is a life's calling.

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

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

4. What does Roberts pick up at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) His bottle of scotch.
(b) A mop and pail.
(c) His next request for transfer.
(d) The spyglass.

5. For what is Pulver looking in Roberts' locker?
(a) Candy.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A letter.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what geographical location are the sailors having their liberty?

2. What gift does Roberts take to the Port Director?

3. What type of fruit is in the crates Roberts gives to the officer?

4. Which type of alcohol does Miss Girard love?

5. What order does the Captain give Roberts regarding his letter writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Roberts and the men respond to the news that the war is over in Europe?

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

3. What does the reader learn about Roberts' transfer and travel plans at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

4. What are the Captain's orders about fruit, and why does Roberts break these orders?

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

6. Dowdy and Roberts discuss what regarding the nearby island in the first scene of the play?

7. How does Pulver react when he reads the news about Roberts?

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

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

10. What happens when Pulver goes to test his firecracker?

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