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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the Captain's actions best described in Act 1, Scene 6?

2. What item is a trophy of excellence for the Captain?

3. What paper is Roberts holding in his hand when he runs into the doctor early in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What are Pulver, Doc, and Roberts making with Coca Cola, medication, alcohol, and iodine?

5. What position does Roberts truly hold on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Miss Girard to look through one of the spyglasses while she is on the ship?

2. How would you describe the Captain's character traits in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is the response when the crew hears the Captain is still asleep and has not issued the orders for liberty to start?

4. What does the reader learn about Roberts' transfer and travel plans at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What does Roberts have to do to get the Captain to give the men their liberty?

6. What is Pulver's excuse for not having lunch with the Captain?

7. What reasons does Roberts give for putting Dolan on report?

8. What does the Captain ask Roberts to do at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

9. For what is Pulver looking in Roberts' things and why?

10. In Act 2, Scene 4, the Captain accuses Roberts of what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does authority play in this story? How do Roberts and the crew view authority? How does this differ from the way the Captain views authority?

Essay Topic 2

Outline the transformation of Pulver from the beginning of the story to the end. Due to this transformation, what type of character is Pulver considered? As part of your answer, define the concepts of static and dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 3

Define characterization and name the two types of characterization that has been studied. Provide an example of characterization from the text.

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