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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a ship's officer tell other men about Captain Kelley's daughter?
(a) She got pregnant by an Army flier.
(b) She flunked out of college.
(c) She died in a car accident.
(d) She was homecoming queen.

2. What helps Bloody Mary bargain with the American servicemen?
(a) Dirty words.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Discounts.
(d) Dirty pictures.

3. What is so dangerous about the way Bus has to land the plane at Segi Point?
(a) There is really dense fog.
(b) They are almost out of fuel.
(c) There is a monsoon.
(d) It has no wheels.

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

5. Why is the supply depot being reinforced?
(a) Monsoon season.
(b) Native break-ins.
(c) Japanese air attacks.
(d) An approaching hurricane.

6. To whom does Paul write a letter describing his life-threatening experience?
(a) His commanding officer.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

7. Who is Liat supposed to marry?
(a) An island boy.
(b) Jacques Benoit.
(c) Joe Cable.
(d) Larry Peterson.

8. What holiday is approaching in "Wine for the Mess at Segi"?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Christmas.

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

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

11. How do the men spend Christmas Day?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Partying.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Drunk.

12. What type of business does Bloody Mary run?
(a) Trading post.
(b) Cab company.
(c) Souvenir shop.
(d) Bar.

13. What item does Bloody Mary sell to Americans?
(a) Voodoo dolls.
(b) Grass skirts.
(c) Cocktails.
(d) Cigarettes.

14. Who poses as a Naval Intelligence officer?
(a) Bus.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Polikopf.
(d) Tony.

15. The narrator is an officer at a _______________.
(a) vehicle pool.
(b) mess tent.
(c) supply depot.
(d) medics station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the nun who prepares a meal at the hospital?

2. With what fabric does Latouche make a wedding dress?

3. How is the island of Konora shaped?

4. What business does Tony Fry operate?

5. What do most men fear being drawn into during their military service?

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