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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what do the men fill the ravine in the middle of the island?
(a) Gravel.
(b) Clay.
(c) Sand.
(d) Coral.

2. Who is the Marine who is tasked with shutting down Bloody Mary's business?
(a) Lt. Eddie Ronson.
(b) Lt. Sam Wyatt.
(c) Lt. Mark Ellsberg.
(d) Lt. Joe Cable.

3. Which of the French sisters ends up pregnant?
(a) Latouche.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Laurencin.
(d) Marthe.

4. Luther Billis is described as looking somewhat like a ______________.
(a) choir boy.
(b) clown.
(c) pirate.
(d) football player.

5. What is Monsieur Jacques Benoit's position on the island?
(a) Plantation owner.
(b) Overseer.
(c) Liquor importer.
(d) Rum plant manager.

6. During this frantic period of time the men are working _______ hours each week.
(a) 80.
(b) 50.
(c) 90.
(d) 75.

7. Who is the chaplain in "A Boar's Tooth"?
(a) Chaplain Goodacre.
(b) Rev. Minsterman.
(c) Chappy Jones.
(d) Rev. Miller.

8. What is a major source of American casualties during the South Pacific campaign?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dogfights.
(c) Attacks by Japanese suicide men.
(d) Bacterial infections.

9. What ceremony takes place on the island of Vanicoro?
(a) Sacred pig ceremony.
(b) Funeral pyre.
(c) Harvest god ceremony.
(d) Sun god ceremony.

10. In what type of ceremony does Tony Fry marry Latouhe?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

11. What island can the men see when the rain blew away the island mist?
(a) Bali Ha'i.
(b) Vanicoro.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Fiji.

12. What nationality is the nun in #95?
(a) American.
(b) Irish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

13. What item has Luther gone in search of on the island?
(a) Saki.
(b) Geisha girls.
(c) Boars' tusks.
(d) Japanese Samurai swords.

14. Where does Joe take Liat to lunch?
(a) A cafe.
(b) The hospital.
(c) A cave.
(d) The beach.

15. How does Captain Kelley's daughter die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bill Harbison's wife?

2. What do the men consider putting on top of the airstrip to give it a tighter, smoother top?

3. What is the ammunition carrier that receives extensive damage in a hurricane?

4. Why are the men stuck for a couple of days on the island of Bougainville?

5. Who is Latouhe's husband?

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