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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 nationality of the Remittance Man?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) Canadian.
(d) American.

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

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

4. Who is the Seabee who helped Joe find girls?
(a) Mack Watson.
(b) Joe Willoughby.
(c) Luther Billis.
(d) Eddie Franks.

5. Where does Lieutenant Tony Fry want to set up his headquarters?
(a) A stone building.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hut.
(d) A tent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of tree is famous for growing on Norfolk Island?

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

4. What disease do all the men on the small coral island have?

5. On what island is Bill Harbison stationed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Nellie feeling particularly vulnerable?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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