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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. Which of the French sisters ends up pregnant?
(a) Laurencin.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Latouche.
(d) Marthe.
2. What do the Marines in Joe's camp hang over his head?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) A shrunken head.
(c) A mosquito net.
(d) A bell.
3. Joe falsely claims that he would not _________________.
(a) drink phony whiskey.
(b) smoke cigarettes.
(c) have sex with a native girl.
(d) swear.
4. What is so dangerous about the way Bus has to land the plane at Segi Point?
(a) They are almost out of fuel.
(b) There is a monsoon.
(c) It has no wheels.
(d) There is really dense fog.
5. What do the men consider putting on top of the airstrip to give it a tighter, smoother top?
(a) Silicone.
(b) Gel.
(c) Live coral.
(d) Plastic.
Short Answer Questions
1. In addition to Dr. Paul Benoway, who survives a plane crash and time on a life raft?
2. What does Tony kill during the night when they scratch on the metal of the plane?
3. Captain Samuel Kelley is known for ________________.
4. What does a ship's officer tell other men about Captain Kelley's daughter?
5. The husband of the woman in #145 is a _____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Joe accept Liat's marriage to Benoit?
2. How is Captain Kelley compared to Captain Bligh of the Bounty?
3. How does Joe rationalize that Liat is not a native savage?
4. How is Bus overthrown for Tony Fry in Latouche's affections?
5. Who is Latouche Barzan and what is her relationship with Bus Adams?
6. How does the letter Bill Harbison writes to his wife compare to the one Timothy Hewitt writes to his wife?
7. What outrageous situation do the men encounter as they attempt to make their final landing in the beat-up aircraft?
8. What is Pearlstein's strategy to complete the airstrip?
9. What are Bloody Mary's plans for Joe?
10. What is the irony of how Kelley's discipline benefits the navy but is disastrous in his personal life?
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