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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 69-98, The Cave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tree is famous for growing on Norfolk Island?
(a) Oak.
(b) Willow.
(c) Starfruit.
(d) Pine.

2. Admiral Kester is the leader of the attack on the island of ____________.
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Bali Hai.
(c) Kuralei.
(d) Maui.

3. What do Lucy and Teta blow up on the island?
(a) A retaining wall.
(b) A bulldozer.
(c) A church.
(d) A bar.

4. What is the narrator ordered to do on Norfolk Island?
(a) Dig irrigation ditches.
(b) Set up communication stations.
(c) Cut down trees.
(d) Train soldiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what kind of boat does Tony go out on some patrols?

2. What enrages Admiral Kester at one time?

3. From what disease do many of the men stationed near the Coral Sea suffer?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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