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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a Japanese AKA boat?
(a) Missile launcher.
(b) Troop transfer ship.
(c) Battleship.
(d) Salvage.

3. During what time period does the narrator spend time in the South Pacific?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Gulf War.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

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

5. What is the timing of the Alligator initiative?
(a) November 1942.
(b) August 1943.
(c) June 1943.
(d) December 1941.

6. Why is Nellie upset about Emile's half-Polynesian daughters?
(a) She saw scars on the children.
(b) She considered them half black.
(c) She didn't know he had children.
(d) She thought they were so young.

7. Who is the narrator's commander in The Cave?
(a) Lt. Commander Smith.
(b) Lt. Commander Weston.
(c) Lt. Commander Chamberlain.
(d) Lt. Commander Charlesworth.

8. From whom does Joe get his first letter sent by a girl?
(a) Essie Schultz.
(b) Maddie Willows.
(c) Laura Benton.
(d) Alice Morganstern.

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

10. Where are Admiral Kester's headquarters located?
(a) Noumea.
(b) The Phillippines.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Korea.

11. What does Joe refuse to do that results in his being threatened with court martial?
(a) Clean his weapon.
(b) Sleep under mosquito nets.
(c) Serve KP duty.
(d) Salute an officer.

12. Where do soldiers and navy personnel spend much of their time in the South Pacific?
(a) Battleships.
(b) Small islands.
(c) Caves.
(d) Huts.

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

14. Where does Lieutenant Tony Fry want to set up his headquarters?
(a) A stone building.
(b) A hut.
(c) A cave.
(d) A tent.

15. What is Nellie Forbush's job?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Cook.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is saved with the destruction of the Japanese fleet?

2. What design does Admiral Kester order removed from a plane?

3. Who is the Remittance Man?

4. The narrator becomes a courier for battle plans sent to _______________.

5. What church is the narrator shown on Norfolk Island?

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