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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The American soldiers will trade their pig meat for _______________.
(a) pineapples.
(b) grass skirts.
(c) jewelry.
(d) rum.

4. With what fabric does Latouche make a wedding dress?
(a) Parachute silk.
(b) Lace.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Satin.

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

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

7. What is a boar?
(a) A mean person.
(b) A carpenter tool.
(c) A wooden ship.
(d) A male pig.

8. Joe is caught between his orders to shut down Bloody Mary's business and _______________.
(a) buying whiskey.
(b) seeing Liat.
(c) going AWOL.
(d) smuggling drugs.

9. Why does Atabrine Benny take Joe to Bali Ha'i?
(a) To send messages.
(b) To fly a mission.
(c) To be with Liat.
(d) To buy whiskey.

10. What do the Marines in Joe's camp hang over his head?
(a) A mosquito net.
(b) A bell.
(c) A shrunken head.
(d) A bucket of water.

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

12. Why does Joe find it difficult to write a letter to his fiance?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He no longer wants to marry her.
(c) He thinks of Liat.
(d) He is frightened.

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

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

15. What do most men fear being drawn into during their military service?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Homosexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joe falsely claims that he would not _________________.

2. Who is Bloody Mary's daughter that had sex with Joe Cable?

3. Who is Tony's girlfriend who lives in Luana Pori?

4. What business does Tony Fry operate?

5. Tony trades two cases of whiskey for ___________.

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