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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 the Remittance Man's nickname?
2. What type of tree is famous for growing on Norfolk Island?
3. What is the malaria treatment drug that the men thought would cause them to lose their virility?
4. Who does Bus drink whiskey with after his rescue?
5. Why does Harbison tell the woman in #33 that he could not marry her after the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Dinah Culbert and what is her relationship to Bill Harbison?
2. What does the author show about the superiority of U.S. military might in the case of Bus being shot down by Japanese forces?
3. Who is Captain Samuel Kelley and for what is he responsible in the "Alligator" operation?
4. Who is the woman who is the center of the story in "Our Heroine"?
5. What is the secret operation called "Alligator"?
6. What is the narrator's job on Norfolk Island and what does he see as an impediment?
7. Who is Emile De Becque and what is Nellie's relationship to him?
8. What irony is revealed regarding the British treatment of prisoners on the island and the activities of the Allies now?
9. What is the content of the "Coral Sea" story?
10. Who is Joe and what are the circumstances he shares with eight hundred other men in "Dry Rot"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Michener choose to use the first person narrator perspective for the stories? What does this point of view entail? What does this point of view allow? What is limiting about this point of view?
Essay Topic 2
There are several events of foreshadowing in the stories. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the stories that serve as foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC? Cite an example to support your answer.
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