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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Girard wants whom to join her and Pulver for a drink?
(a) Mannion.
(b) Doc.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Roberts.

2. What job does Pulver truly hold on the cargo ship?
(a) Laundry officer.
(b) Second engineer.
(c) Deckhand.
(d) Private First Class.

3. How does the Captain punish Roberts when he becomes angry at Roberts for disobeying him?
(a) He is placed in solitary confinement.
(b) He is confined to his quarters.
(c) He has to swab the entire deck.
(d) He cannot go to the island any more.

4. How does Roberts seem to view the cargo ship's role in the war compared with a battleship's role in the war?
(a) He thinks that they are equally important.
(b) He sees the battleship's role as less important.
(c) He believes that both ships are inferior to the role of airplanes.
(d) He sees the cargo ship's role as being inferior.

5. Who has given Miss Girard the nickname "Red Label?"
(a) Pulver.
(b) One of the other nurses.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

6. What does the Captain see when he gets on deck that he considers to be insubordination by the crew?
(a) The men talking about how much they wish they were off the ship.
(b) The men joking around and not working.
(c) The men with their shirts off.
(d) Roberts and the men making fun of the Captain.

7. At what port are the sailors going to have liberty?
(a) Blue Bay.
(b) Rio Pico.
(c) Elysium.
(d) Jordan.

8. What does Pulver say he is going to put under the Captain's bed?
(a) A letter from Roberts.
(b) A thank you card.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) A firecracker.

9. Why is the Captain so angry with Roberts when he comes out on deck during the supply transfer?
(a) Because he has just received Roberts' letter.
(b) Because the men do not have their shirts on.
(c) Because Roberts disobeyed his orders about the fruit.
(d) All answers are correct

10. What reasons does the Captain give for canceling liberty for the men?
(a) Their bad attitudes.
(b) They have been called to join the battle.
(c) Security concerns.
(d) The anchor is broken and they cannot stop.

11. Who is the only sailor on the ship who has been to the port where they men are going to have their liberty?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Dowdy.
(c) Mannion.
(d) Pulver.

12. Why do the sailors want to go to an island near their ship?
(a) They are sea sick.
(b) For more supplies.
(c) For liberty.
(d) To be placed on a new ship.

13. What is Dolan asked to do for Roberts?
(a) Iron his uniform.
(b) Leave him alone.
(c) Type a letter.
(d) Cover his chores.

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

15. For what does Roberts ask the Port Director?
(a) A job with the port authority.
(b) A longer vacation for himself.
(c) A recommendation to his captain.
(d) Liberty for the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dowdy request from Roberts as they unload the cargo?

2. After finishing his notice about liberty being canceled, at what does the Captain glance?

3. What position does Miss Girard hold for the nurses?

4. What does Roberts do to Pulver in jest when the Captain leaves the deck?

5. What order does the Captain give Roberts regarding his letter writing?

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