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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Queeg panics in the fog, how many times does he circle the bridge?
(a) Once.
(b) He doesn't. He orders Stilwell to circle the bridge.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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) 89 degrees.
(b) The same as it is on deck.
(c) 105 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

3. What was the Caine supposed to escort on its mission?
(a) Small groups of Navy seals.
(b) Battleships.
(c) LVTs.
(d) Destroyers.

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

5. How long does the launching on the Caine take?
(a) 1 hour and 32 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

6. In Chapter 24, the meeting Queeg holds with all the officers lasts how long?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

7. Willie doesn't really understand the language surrounding the maneuvers. What is one of the names that Carmody mentions?
(a) Zebra Runs.
(b) Fred Runs.
(c) Candlestick Runs.
(d) Giraffe Runs.

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

9. When Queeg returns to the ship after getting in trouble at ComServPac, what does he find Stilwell doing?
(a) Sleeping on watch.
(b) Dancing naked on the bridge.
(c) Reading a comic on watch.
(d) Sorting lines.

10. What is the title of Tom Keefer's book?
(a) "Multitudes, Multitudes."
(b) "Turn, Turn, Turn."
(c) "Cain is Abel."
(d) "Sins of the Fathers."

11. What does Harding vomit into?
(a) A canteen.
(b) Willie's hat.
(c) His shirt pocket.
(d) His hat.

12. After one of the sailors is reassigned, how long does Queeg stay in his cabin?
(a) Two days.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eleven days.

13. In Chapter 21, where does the Caine receive orders to go?
(a) Funafuti Atoll.
(b) Fiji Atoll.
(c) Bimini Atoll.
(d) Bikini Atoll.

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

15. Queeg stays in his cabin only eating what?
(a) K-rations.
(b) Ice cream with maple syrup.
(c) Saltine crackers.
(d) Scrambled eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew of the Caine do while the Marines are invading Namur?

2. What is the name of the luxurious destroyer that the Caine is secured to?

3. May Wynn is of what descent?

4. Who is Willie's new roommate in Chapter 18?

5. Whose water restriction is continued for 48 more hours because of non-compliance?

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