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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 99-106, The Milk Run, pp. 107-117, Alligator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Alligator", U.S. Admirals plot an attack on the Japanese-held island of ______________.
(a) Kuralei.
(b) Efate.
(c) Norfolk Island.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

2. What is LARU-8?
(a) A spy code.
(b) A military handbook.
(c) An aircraft repair unit.
(d) A new type of tank.

3. Who was the famous captain on the ship, Bounty?
(a) Captain Bligh.
(b) Captain Alden.
(c) Captain Cook.
(d) Captain Weston.

4. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?
(a) The Alley.
(b) The Slash.
(c) The Slot.
(d) The Hairpin.

5. Who does Bus drink whiskey with after his rescue?
(a) Bud Albers.
(b) Tony Fry.
(c) Nick Jones.
(d) Freddie Meyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what kind of liquor does Lt. Grant celebrate the destruction of the Japanese fleet?

2. Where do soldiers and navy personnel spend much of their time in the South Pacific?

3. Where are Admiral Kester's headquarters located?

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

5. In what branch of the military does Bill Harbison serve?

(see the answer key)

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