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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fate of the Remittance Man?
(a) Captured and rescued.
(b) Captured and released.
(c) Killed in an air raid.
(d) Captured and presumably executed.

2. What type of tree is famous for growing on Norfolk Island?
(a) Willow.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pine.
(d) Starfruit.

3. What design does Admiral Kester order removed from a plane?
(a) Swastikas.
(b) Rebel flag.
(c) Naked girls.
(d) Beer bottles.

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

5. Where is Lt. Bus Adams shot down?
(a) Over Korea.
(b) Over Segi Point.
(c) Over Efate Island.
(d) Over Norfolk Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the timing of the Alligator initiative?

2. With what kind of liquor does Lt. Grant celebrate the destruction of the Japanese fleet?

3. From what U.S. state does Nellie come?

4. How old is Teta Christian at the time the narrator visited Norfolk Island?

5. What type of disease does Joe get?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Luther Billis promises to set Joe up with some girls?

2. What is the secret operation called "Alligator"?

3. What makes the narrator decide to postpone the decision to cut down the trees on Norfolk Island?

4. Why is Bill Harbison called a social snob?

5. Why are PT boats considered inadequate and what measures are put into place to help support them?

6. Who is Captain Samuel Kelley and for what is he responsible in the "Alligator" operation?

7. Who is the woman who is the center of the story in "Our Heroine"?

8. What does the author show about the superiority of U.S. military might in the case of Bus being shot down by Japanese forces?

9. What is the narrator's job on Norfolk Island and what does he see as an impediment?

10. What irony is revealed regarding the British treatment of prisoners on the island and the activities of the Allies now?

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