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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Willie reading as the boat began to roll hard in Chapter 29?
(a) "The Old Curiosity Shop."
(b) "Hamlet."
(c) "Moby Dick."
(d) "Mutiny on the Bounty."

2. Who puts a pair of steel balls on Keefer's bed?
(a) Meatloaf.
(b) Maryk.
(c) Keith.
(d) Urban.

3. What is the name of the ship that Admiral Halsey is on?
(a) The Michigan.
(b) The Colorado.
(c) The Arizona.
(d) The New Jersey.

4. When Queeg reprimands Willie about plotting charts instead of decoding storm messages, how much had the barometer dropped?
(a) 9 points.
(b) 2 points.
(c) 14 points.
(d) 6 points.

5. Whose wife keeps having dreams about typhoons?
(a) Harding's.
(b) Stilwell's.
(c) Maryk's.
(d) Meatloaf's.

6. How many keys does Willie take to the captain after Willie interviews all the men in his department?
(a) 100.
(b) 250.
(c) 400.
(d) 150.

7. How many men does the Caine pull from the wreckage of the George Black?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

8. The book describes Willie's home as being the same except for what?
(a) His dad's office was no longer there.
(b) His room had been redecorated.
(c) The lawn was not as well kept.
(d) The smell of his dad's cigars.

9. How many days before the war ends does the Caine finally sweep a mine?
(a) Two days.
(b) Seventeen days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Five days.

10. In Chapter 26, whose old roommate secures a special treat for the men of the Caine?
(a) Keith's.
(b) Jorgensen's.
(c) Jellybelly's.
(d) Queeg's.

11. Who is the last Captain of the Caine?
(a) Tom Keefer.
(b) Captain Queeg.
(c) Willie Keith.
(d) Captain White.

12. What does Keefer take with him when he jumps off the ship?
(a) His novel.
(b) A life raft.
(c) His initialed coffee mug.
(d) The captain's log.

13. Queeg tells Keefer he thinks the thief is who?
(a) Urban.
(b) Whittaker.
(c) Keith.
(d) Stilwell.

14. How long does the court debate over the verdict?
(a) One hour and ten minutes.
(b) Twenty-three hours and fifteen minutes.
(c) Nine hours and forty-five minutes.
(d) Twelve hours.

15. The Caine and Moulton are ordered to go where together?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Norfolk, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is May doing when Willie gets back to New York?

2. Which potential witness is left in a vegetative state after shock therapy?

3. Where does Keefer take everyone to celebrate?

4. How does Willie feel when he reads that he's being recommended for a court martial?

5. According to Willie's testimony, how much money does Queeg extort from him?

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