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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. With what kind of liquor does Lt. Grant celebrate the destruction of the Japanese fleet?
(a) Wine.
(b) Gin.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

2. Who was the famous captain on the ship, Bounty?
(a) Captain Bligh.
(b) Captain Weston.
(c) Captain Alden.
(d) Captain Cook.

3. Who are the people associated with Fletcher Christian who settled on Norfolk Island?
(a) The Mutiny people.
(b) The Powanees.
(c) The Bounty people.
(d) The Christians.

4. The narrator becomes a courier for battle plans sent to _______________.
(a) Maui.
(b) The Phillippines.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Iwo Jima.

5. On what kind of boat does Tony go out on some patrols?
(a) Cruise ships.
(b) PT.
(c) Battleships.
(d) Missile launchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a PBY?

2. During what time period does the narrator spend time in the South Pacific?

3. What type of disease does Joe get?

4. What is the malaria treatment drug that the men thought would cause them to lose their virility?

5. Who does Bus drink whiskey with after his rescue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Nellie feeling particularly vulnerable?

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

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

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

8. Why is Bill Harbison called a social snob?

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

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

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