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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Admiral Kester's headquarters located?
(a) Noumea.
(b) Korea.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) The Phillippines.

2. What is Tony Fry's demeanor toward the Navy and Annapolis Academy traditions?
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Reverent.
(c) Respectful.
(d) In awe.

3. Who does Bus drink whiskey with after his rescue?
(a) Tony Fry.
(b) Nick Jones.
(c) Freddie Meyers.
(d) Bud Albers.

4. On what kind of boat does Tony go out on some patrols?
(a) Cruise ships.
(b) Battleships.
(c) Missile launchers.
(d) PT.

5. What does Joe refuse to do that results in his being threatened with court martial?
(a) Salute an officer.
(b) Sleep under mosquito nets.
(c) Serve KP duty.
(d) Clean his weapon.

6. Who are the people associated with Fletcher Christian who settled on Norfolk Island?
(a) The Mutiny people.
(b) The Bounty people.
(c) The Christians.
(d) The Powanees.

7. What is widely known about Harbison?
(a) He was epileptic.
(b) He was a social snob.
(c) He was gay.
(d) He was wealthy.

8. What is Harbison forced to censor?
(a) Soldiers' entertainment.
(b) Television programming.
(c) Soldiers' letters.
(d) Military messages.

9. Who attacks the car with Emile and Nellie inside?
(a) Three Japanese soldiers.
(b) Four American servicemen.
(c) Two Australian sailors.
(d) A group of natives.

10. What is the nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?
(a) The Hairpin.
(b) The Slash.
(c) The Alley.
(d) The Slot.

11. The station sends out regular radio reports daily on ___________ and the weather.
(a) enemy planes.
(b) entertainment.
(c) news headlines.
(d) rations.

12. What enrages Admiral Kester at one time?
(a) Empty whiskey bottle.
(b) Cold coffee.
(c) A stuck zipper.
(d) Monsoon season.

13. Who was the famous captain on the ship, Bounty?
(a) Captain Alden.
(b) Captain Cook.
(c) Captain Bligh.
(d) Captain Weston.

14. What is a Japanese AKA boat?
(a) Troop transfer ship.
(b) Battleship.
(c) Missile launcher.
(d) Salvage.

15. The women on the naval bases need extra security from ______________.
(a) spies.
(b) thieves.
(c) rape attacks.
(d) muggers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl who wrote to Joe and then died in a car accident?

2. How many months has Joe been stationed on the small coral island?

3. Who is the narrator's commander in The Cave?

4. In "Alligator", U.S. Admirals plot an attack on the Japanese-held island of ______________.

5. To whom does Nellie write a letter stating that she would marry him?

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