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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 do the Marines in Joe's camp hang over his head?
(a) A shrunken head.
(b) A bell.
(c) A mosquito net.
(d) A bucket of water.

2. Paul compared his survival of the plane crash as _________________.
(a) a near-death experience.
(b) a humbling experience.
(c) a character-building exercise.
(d) an Aztec human sacrifice to the sun.

3. How does Bloody Mary get her name?
(a) From betel juice dripping from her mouth.
(b) She had a scar on her cheek.
(c) She killed two husbands.
(d) She loved to fight.

4. What nationality is the nun in #95?
(a) American.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

5. What helps Bloody Mary bargain with the American servicemen?
(a) Dirty pictures.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Dirty words.
(d) Discounts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joe is caught between his orders to shut down Bloody Mary's business and _______________.

2. Who becomes Latouche's new boyfriend because he can talk about Paris, plus he is not married?

3. With what fabric does Latouche make a wedding dress?

4. In what type of ceremony does Tony Fry marry Latouhe?

5. Who is the nun who prepares a meal at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sacred pig ceremony that the men partake in?

2. What outrageous situation do the men encounter as they attempt to make their final landing in the beat-up aircraft?

3. What are the conditions that have the Seabees overworked and frazzled?

4. How does Dr. Paul Benoway decide on not censoring Timothy Hewitt's letters to his wife?

5. How does the chaplain compare the pig ceremony to some aspects of Christianity and how it goes against the American practices of consumption?

6. How does the letter Bill Harbison writes to his wife compare to the one Timothy Hewitt writes to his wife?

7. How is Captain Kelley compared to Captain Bligh of the Bounty?

8. What physical restrictions does Hoag encounter in the airstrip project on Konora?

9. How does Joe rationalize that Liat is not a native savage?

10. Who is Achilles Barzan and why is he a fugitive?

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