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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what disease do many of the men stationed near the Coral Sea suffer?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Gonorrhea.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. In what branch of the military does Bill Harbison serve?
(a) Navy.
(b) Marines.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Army.

4. With what kind of liquor does Lt. Grant celebrate the destruction of the Japanese fleet?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rum.

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

6. What design does Admiral Kester order removed from a plane?
(a) Rebel flag.
(b) Swastikas.
(c) Naked girls.
(d) Beer bottles.

7. What is the code name of the secret mission in "Alligator"?
(a) Alligator.
(b) Salamander.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Swamp.

8. Fighting the war in the South Pacific is different from fighting the war in Europe and __________.
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

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

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

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

12. How old is Teta Christian at the time the narrator visited Norfolk Island?
(a) 72.
(b) 81.
(c) 55.
(d) 90.

13. Why does Harbison tell the woman in #33 that he could not marry her after the war?
(a) He was already married.
(b) He didn't love her.
(c) He was gay.
(d) He never wanted to get married.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What puts Harbison in a bad mood and makes him break up with the woman in #31?

2. Who is Emile De Becque?

3. What are Emile's intentions toward Nellie?

4. What type of tree is famous for growing on Norfolk Island?

5. Who is the girl Tony Fry is having an affair with?

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