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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doc say Pulver has been telling him?
(a) That he is leaving the ship soon.
(b) Stories about the battlefront.
(c) That Roberts is a loser.
(d) Tales about his sexual prowess.

2. Besides the nearby island, on what does Dowdy comment when he first joins Roberts?
(a) His aching back.
(b) The breakfast they have had that morning.
(c) The heat.
(d) The captain.

3. What item is a trophy of excellence for the Captain?
(a) A gold compass.
(b) A trophy.
(c) A palm tree.
(d) A leather bound book.

4. For what is Pulver looking in Roberts' locker?
(a) A letter.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A knife.
(d) Candy.

5. During which war is this play set?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc think about the cargo ship?

2. How does Roberts seem to view the cargo ship's role in the war compared with a battleship's role in the war?

3. What is the first question Roberts' asks Pulver when he gets back to their room?

4. What warning phrase do the sailors shout when spying on the women showering?

5. What do the sailors notice is being built on a nearby island?

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