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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harbison's job on the island?

2. What puts Harbison in a bad mood and makes him break up with the woman in #31?

3. What was Joe's job before the war?

4. What design does Admiral Kester order removed from a plane?

5. What is a PBY?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the condition of the men in the "Coral Sea" story?

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

6. What is a milk run?

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

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

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

10. Why is Nellie feeling particularly vulnerable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loyalty. Identify at least two examples about loyalty in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of loyalty.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Michener's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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