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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 118-143, Our Heroine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what time period does the narrator spend time in the South Pacific?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Gulf War.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

2. Where are Admiral Kester's headquarters located?
(a) Noumea.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Korea.
(d) The Phillippines.

3. What is Harbison forced to censor?
(a) Military messages.
(b) Soldiers' letters.
(c) Soldiers' entertainment.
(d) Television programming.

4. Why does Nellie call off her marriage to Emile?
(a) He had children with a so-called "nigger".
(b) He beat her.
(c) He didn't have any money.
(d) He was too old for her.

5. Who is the 22-year-old nurse that Harbison started to date?
(a) Lee Stern.
(b) Nellie Forbush.
(c) Sally Quinn.
(d) Maggie Sampson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harbison tell the woman in #33 that he could not marry her after the war?

2. Who is the narrator's commander in The Cave?

3. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?

4. Where does Lieutenant Tony Fry want to set up his headquarters?

5. What are the only things destroyed in building the airstrip?

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