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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What soldiers is the Pickerel carrying who are not part of the crew?
(a) Seventeen rescued prisoners of war.
(b) Five navy Admirals.
(c) Two intelligence officers.
(d) Ten blind Marines.

2. Where does Pickering go for his flight training?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Houston.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Tinker Airforce Base.

3. Who is the commander of the Pickerel?
(a) Commander Peter "Sub" Redmond.
(b) Captain Lewis Blackburn.
(c) Lieutenant Commander George L. Johnson.
(d) Lieutenant Commander Edgar F. "Red" MacGregor.

4. Where are Pick and the person from question #62 suppose to stay?
(a) In the officer's quarters.
(b) In a half finished room.
(c) In the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
(d) At a house near the beach.

5. What does Martha do after teasing Pick?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Leave.
(c) Cry.
(d) Apologize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of job in the military has Zimmerman never held?

2. In Chapter VI, what do Ernie and her father talk about at lunch?

3. Why was Captain Banning transported back to the states?

4. Who does Banning go to tell he is fine?

5. With what does Mr. Pickering help Ernie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter XI, what does a navy doctor find out about Banning and the other blind men and what does he do?

2. What happened to McCoy after he met Ernie and what did she learn from that?

3. In what situation did Pickering discover he loved Martha?

4. What does Lieutenant Plumley tell Thomas McCoy about what Zimmerman said to him?

5. How does McCoy feel about Ernie's actions in Chapter XI?

6. In Chapter I, from where is McCoy flying, what is wrong with him and what does he allow the pilot to do?

7. Who does Stecker find in the penthouse in Chapter XX and why is she there?

8. Where does Zimmerman and Koznowski run into McCoy and Ernie and what story do they tell?

9. In Chapter IX, what does Colonel Harris ask Jack Stecker about Carlson?

10. Why has Pick volunteered for flight training?

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