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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose farm does the narrator and Tony Fry visit?
(a) Milania Christian.
(b) Fletcher Christian.
(c) Tia Christian.
(d) Teta Christian.

2. What is the Remittance Man's nickname?
(a) Andy.
(b) Skip.
(c) Buzz.
(d) Bud.

3. PT boats are sometimes characterized as ________________.
(a) canoes.
(b) torpedos.
(c) logs.
(d) suicide boats.

4. What puts Harbison in a bad mood and makes him break up with the woman in #31?
(a) He caught her with another man.
(b) His brother-in-law got another Army promotion.
(c) He got demoted from his position.
(d) His best friend was killed in Germany.

5. To whom does Nellie write a letter stating that she would marry him?
(a) Emile.
(b) Tony Fry.
(c) Her boyfriend in Alabama.
(d) Bill Harbison.

6. What is the malaria treatment drug that the men thought would cause them to lose their virility?
(a) Elavil.
(b) Prozac.
(c) Quinine.
(d) Atabrine.

7. Who is the nurse Harbison dates who is 20 years older than he?
(a) Mona Lou Henson.
(b) Dinah Culbert.
(c) Sarah Jane Steward.
(d) Mary Ann Morgan.

8. The women on the naval bases need extra security from ______________.
(a) muggers.
(b) thieves.
(c) rape attacks.
(d) spies.

9. What are the only things destroyed in building the airstrip?
(a) Native homes.
(b) A church.
(c) Stone buildings.
(d) Pine trees.

10. What is Tony Fry's demeanor toward the Navy and Annapolis Academy traditions?
(a) Reverent.
(b) Respectful.
(c) In awe.
(d) Disrespectful.

11. Where is the narrator sent in April of 1942?
(a) The Phillippines.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Aleutian Islands.
(d) Vanicoro Island.

12. What is Harbison's job on the island?
(a) Recreation officer.
(b) Mess Hall officer.
(c) Military vehicles officer.
(d) Procurement officer.

13. What item enables Joe to sleep better at night?
(a) A fan.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Melatonin.
(d) Sleeping pills.

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

15. Who is the girl who wrote to Joe and then died in a car accident?
(a) Susan McKenzie.
(b) Patty Meyers.
(c) Margaret Long.
(d) Alice Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the 22-year-old nurse that Harbison started to date?

2. Who assumes command of the Alligator initiative?

3. Who ultimately comes to Bus' rescue when he is shot down?

4. Who is the Seabee who helped Joe find girls?

5. Who is Emile De Becque?

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