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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. Who is Emile De Becque?
(a) French author.
(b) French pilot.
(c) Owner of a French plantation.
(d) Restaurant chef.

2. Who is the narrator's commander in The Cave?
(a) Lt. Commander Smith.
(b) Lt. Commander Weston.
(c) Lt. Commander Chamberlain.
(d) Lt. Commander Charlesworth.

3. Who does Nellie ultimately decide to marry?
(a) Her boyfriend in Alabama.
(b) Tony Fry.
(c) Bill Harbison.
(d) Emile.

4. Why does Harbison tell the woman in #33 that he could not marry her after the war?
(a) He didn't love her.
(b) He was already married.
(c) He never wanted to get married.
(d) He was gay.

5. What is Nellie Forbush's job?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Driver.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Remittance Man's nickname?

2. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?

3. What are the only things destroyed in building the airstrip?

4. Who built many of the buildings on Norfolk Island?

5. What does Joe refuse to do that results in his being threatened with court martial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Joe and what are the circumstances he shares with eight hundred other men in "Dry Rot"?

6. Why is Bill Harbison called a social snob?

7. What is the content of "The South Pacific" story?

8. Who is the Remittance Man?

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

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

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