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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 drink does Tony Fry always have available?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Rum.
(d) Scotch.

2. What is the Remittance Man's nickname?
(a) Bud.
(b) Buzz.
(c) Andy.
(d) Skip.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator becomes a courier for battle plans sent to _______________.

3. What puts Harbison in a bad mood and makes him break up with the woman in #31?

4. What is widely known about Harbison?

5. Who is the Remittance Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing does the author use in this story?

2. What is Tony Fry known for because there is so much down time on the islands?

3. Why is Nellie feeling particularly vulnerable?

4. Why does Joe face a court martial over the incident regarding mosquito netting?

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

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

7. What does Bill do to pass time in his position?

8. Who is the Remittance Man?

9. What is the content of the "Coral Sea" story?

10. Who is Ensign Bill Harbison and what is his role?

(see the answer keys)

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