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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 the girl Tony Fry is having an affair with?
(a) Lea.
(b) Linea.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Lalani.

2. What are the only things destroyed in building the airstrip?
(a) A church.
(b) Pine trees.
(c) Native homes.
(d) Stone buildings.

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

4. Who attacks the car with Emile and Nellie inside?
(a) A group of natives.
(b) Four American servicemen.
(c) Two Australian sailors.
(d) Three Japanese soldiers.

5. Who ultimately comes to Bus' rescue when he is shot down?
(a) Lt. Commander Meyers.
(b) Lt. Commander Charlesworth.
(c) Lt. Commander Aldrin.
(d) Lt. Commander Weston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is saved with the destruction of the Japanese fleet?

2. What is at a premium on the small coral island?

3. Who is the nurse Harbison dates who is 20 years older than he?

4. To whom does Nellie write a letter stating that she would marry him?

5. What is LARU-8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bill Harbison called a social snob?

3. Who is Dinah Culbert and what is her relationship to Bill Harbison?

4. What is Atabrine and why do the men fear its side effects?

5. What types of emotional angst does Nellie experience in this environment which is so different from her native Alabama?

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

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

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

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

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

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