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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Captain Kelley's notable demeanor?
(a) Entertaining.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Happy.
(d) Compassionate.

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

5. What is widely known about Harbison?
(a) He was wealthy.
(b) He was a social snob.
(c) He was epileptic.
(d) He was gay.

6. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?
(a) The Slash.
(b) The Hairpin.
(c) The Slot.
(d) The Alley.

7. The station sends out regular radio reports daily on ___________ and the weather.
(a) entertainment.
(b) rations.
(c) news headlines.
(d) enemy planes.

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

9. What type of disease does Joe get?
(a) Heart.
(b) Eye.
(c) Bone.
(d) Skin.

10. Attacking an already-bombed Japanese-held island is called _________________.
(a) easy pickins.
(b) a milk run.
(c) second helpings.
(d) war strategy.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the famous captain on the ship, Bounty?

2. Why is Nellie upset about Emile's half-Polynesian daughters?

3. PT boats are sometimes characterized as ________________.

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

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

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