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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, "Death and Ice Cream".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Queeg's illegal liquor stash?
(a) It gets dropped overboard into the bay.
(b) It's delivered safe and sound in the special crate that Langhorne built.
(c) The sailors drop it, and the bottles break.
(d) Someone breaks into the stash and steals several bottles.

2. What does the Caine lose on its very first target towing duty trip?
(a) Its anchor.
(b) A target.
(c) The boatswain.
(d) The manual for the bridge.

3. What type of place is Willie's family home?
(a) A Tudor style estate on 10 acres.
(b) A twelve room Dutch colonial.
(c) A modest Cape Cod bungalow.
(d) A modern apartment on the upper east side of Manhattan.

4. What two personal items does Willie have when he unpacks in San Francisco?
(a) A letter from May and a letter from his mother.
(b) A record of May singing and a letter from his dad.
(c) A letter from May and spending money from his mom.
(d) A good luck charm from May and a letter from his dad.

5. What do the sailors give De Vriess as a send off gift?
(a) A silver watch.
(b) A new civilian shirt.
(c) A bronzed sailor's hat.
(d) A model of the USS Caine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Willie's father dies from what?

2. Who summons Willie from the Caine?

3. What is Willie's first choice for duty?

4. When the Caine is finally ready to go out in open waters with its new captain, what book does Captain Queeg bring with him to the bridge?

5. What does the Navy find during Willie's physical?

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