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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the sailors that it is time to start their daily work?

2. What type of men does the Captain say he resents?

3. Over what does the crew argue when the Captain has left the deck?

4. What are Pulver, Doc, and Roberts making with Coca Cola, medication, alcohol, and iodine?

5. When Miss Girard talks about her nickname, how does Pulver respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crew present to Roberts right before he leaves?

2. What does the reader learn about Pulver in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

4. How does Miss Girard react when she learns that the men can see the nurses through their spyglass?

5. What information does Furnell's letter share?

6. What is Pulver's excuse for not having lunch with the Captain?

7. What news about transfers does Dolan share with the crew?

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

9. To what realization do Doc and Roberts come regarding Roberts and the crew in Act 2, Scene 3?

10. What is the mood of the sailors as they get ready for liberty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship and interaction between the crew and Roberts. Touch on the various ways this relationship changes, why it changes, and how the relationship is when the play ends.

Essay Topic 2

Define irony as a literary term. What is an example of irony used in "Mister Roberts?"

Essay Topic 3

Define setting and the role it plays in a piece of literature. Provide an example of this in "Mister Roberts."

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