Tales of the South Pacific Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Tales of the South Pacific Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What enrages Admiral Kester at one time?
(a) Cold coffee.
(b) A stuck zipper.
(c) Monsoon season.
(d) Empty whiskey bottle.

2. Who is the girl Tony Fry is having an affair with?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Lalani.
(c) Lea.
(d) Linea.

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

4. What does Harbison provide to the nurses who arrive on Efate Island?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Stockings.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Steaks.

5. On what kind of boat does Tony go out on some patrols?
(a) Cruise ships.
(b) PT.
(c) Missile launchers.
(d) Battleships.

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

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

8. What is the nationality of the Remittance Man?
(a) Irish.
(b) Canadian.
(c) American.
(d) English.

9. Who is the Remittance Man?
(a) A pay officer.
(b) A shore watcher.
(c) A personnel officer.
(d) A procurement officer.

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

11. What church is the narrator shown on Norfolk Island?
(a) Norfolk Island Presbyterian Church.
(b) St. Sebastian Church.
(c) The Grace Center.
(d) Melanesian Mission building.

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

13. Who are the people associated with Fletcher Christian who settled on Norfolk Island?
(a) The Powanees.
(b) The Christians.
(c) The Bounty people.
(d) The Mutiny people.

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

15. Planes from what country initially come to Bus' rescue when he is shot down?
(a) Australia.
(b) Italy.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Joe's job before the war?

2. What disease do all the men on the small coral island have?

3. Who assumes command of the Alligator initiative?

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

5. What is at a premium on the small coral island?

(see the answer keys)

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