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

2. Willie is assigned a bunk in the clip shack, a metal box on the main deck. How hot is it in the clip shack?
(a) The same as it is on deck.
(b) 89 degrees.
(c) 75 degrees.
(d) 105 degrees.

3. While on shore leave in San Francisco, where does Willie take May?
(a) Napa Valley.
(b) China Town.
(c) Yosemite.
(d) Oakland.

4. How long does Willie eavesdrop on the Marines over the short-wave radio?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 4 hours.

5. Willie's father dies from what?
(a) Melanoma.
(b) An infection.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on Bilging Day?

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

3. Who comes to Willie in Chapter 15 asking if his six months restriction to the ship counts in San Francisco?

4. Willie doesn't really understand the language surrounding the maneuvers. What is one of the names that Carmody mentions?

5. How many hours of emergency leave does Maryk give Stilwell?

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