View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roberts ask Doc to do because he really wants to be off the ship?

2. Which royal family makes an appearance to celebrate the end of the war in Europe?

3. Why does the Captain tell the crew of the cargo ship they have to work doubly hard?

4. Which sailor comes into the room where Doc and Roberts are and turns on the radio so that they can hear the news that the war in Europe is over?

5. How many groups of injured soldiers have been returned to the cargo ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Pulver's relationship with Roberts, and Doc's relationship with Roberts. How do they differ from Roberts' relationship with the crew?

Essay Topic 2

What is foreshadowing and how is it used in literature? What is one example of foreshadowing used in "Mister Roberts?" Do you find foreshadowing as a helpful literary technique? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample