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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 drink does Tony Fry always have available?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Scotch.
2. In what branch of the military does Bill Harbison serve?
(a) Army.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.
3. Why does Nellie call off her marriage to Emile?
(a) He beat her.
(b) He didn't have any money.
(c) He was too old for her.
(d) He had children with a so-called "nigger".
4. From whom does Joe get his first letter sent by a girl?
(a) Essie Schultz.
(b) Alice Morganstern.
(c) Maddie Willows.
(d) Laura Benton.
5. What is the narrator ordered to do on Norfolk Island?
(a) Dig irrigation ditches.
(b) Set up communication stations.
(c) Train soldiers.
(d) Cut down trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. Emile tells Nellie that he had to leave Marseilles because he _______________.
2. Who is the nurse Harbison dates who is 20 years older than he?
3. To whom does Nellie write a letter stating that she would marry him?
4. What is widely known about Harbison?
5. What item enables Joe to sleep better at night?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tony Fry not get along well with Lt. Commander Charlesworth?
2. What is the job of the Remittance Man?
3. What is the content of "The South Pacific" story?
4. What is a milk run?
5. What irony is revealed regarding the British treatment of prisoners on the island and the activities of the Allies now?
6. Why are PT boats considered inadequate and what measures are put into place to help support them?
7. Why does Joe face a court martial over the incident regarding mosquito netting?
8. Who is Emile De Becque and what is Nellie's relationship to him?
9. What foreshadowing does the author use in this story?
10. What types of emotional angst does Nellie experience in this environment which is so different from her native Alabama?
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