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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. The husband of the woman in #145 is a _____________.

2. Tony trades two cases of whiskey for ___________.

3. What does Tony kill during the night when they scratch on the metal of the plane?

4. What do most men fear being drawn into during their military service?

5. Admiral Kester orders an airstrip built on the tiny island of ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the chaplain compare the pig ceremony to some aspects of Christianity and how it goes against the American practices of consumption?

2. What are the conditions that have the Seabees overworked and frazzled?

3. How does Joe lie when the men talk about becoming intimate with native girls?

4. How does the letter Bill Harbison writes to his wife compare to the one Timothy Hewitt writes to his wife?

5. What are Bloody Mary's plans for Joe?

6. Who is Lt. Joe Cable?

7. How is Captain Kelley compared to Captain Bligh of the Bounty?

8. What is Atabrine and what do the natives use it for?

9. How does Joe accept Liat's marriage to Benoit?

10. What is the irony of how Kelley's discipline benefits the navy but is disastrous in his personal life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michener writes most of these stories with a subliminal theme of the fear of death. Choose three characters from any of the stories and give their views on death. Are they afraid? Do they live in denial? How do they approach it?

Essay Topic 2

Michener is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Bloody Mary. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Bloody Mary?

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