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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What college did Harbison's wife attend?
(a) Duke.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Vassar.

7. What was Joe's job before the war?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Cook.
(d) Shoemaker.

8. Who built many of the buildings on Norfolk Island?
(a) Convicts.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Natives.
(d) Soldiers.

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

10. What are Emile's intentions toward Nellie?
(a) He wanted to marry her.
(b) He just wanted a fling.
(c) He wanted to break off the relationship.
(d) He wanted to see her exclusively.

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

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

13. Who does Nellie ultimately decide to marry?
(a) Her boyfriend in Alabama.
(b) Bill Harbison.
(c) Tony Fry.
(d) Emile.

14. What type of jobs does Joe work on for the Skipper?
(a) Social.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Administrative.
(d) Plumbing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose farm does the narrator and Tony Fry visit?

2. Where is the narrator ordered to go to manage a situation regarding a crucial airstrip?

3. From whom does Joe get his first letter sent by a girl?

4. Where is the narrator sent in April of 1942?

5. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?

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