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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 350-358, Frisco, pp. 359-376, The Landing at Kuralei, pp. 377-384, A Cemetery at Hoga Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is an officer at a _______________.
(a) medics station.
(b) supply depot.
(c) mess tent.
(d) vehicle pool.

2. Who is the girl who wrote to Joe and then died in a car accident?
(a) Patty Meyers.
(b) Alice Baker.
(c) Margaret Long.
(d) Susan McKenzie.

3. Joe falsely claims that he would not _________________.
(a) have sex with a native girl.
(b) drink phony whiskey.
(c) smoke cigarettes.
(d) swear.

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

5. Who is the Marine who is tasked with shutting down Bloody Mary's business?
(a) Lt. Joe Cable.
(b) Lt. Eddie Ronson.
(c) Lt. Mark Ellsberg.
(d) Lt. Sam Wyatt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is told to go ____________ to relax.

2. From what city does Captain Kelley come?

3. Fighting the war in the South Pacific is different from fighting the war in Europe and __________.

4. What is so dangerous about the way Bus has to land the plane at Segi Point?

5. Attacking an already-bombed Japanese-held island is called _________________.

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