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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 nickname for the passage to Guadalcanal?

2. What church is the narrator shown on Norfolk Island?

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

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

5. Who is the Seabee who helped Joe find girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the woman who is the center of the story in "Our Heroine"?

2. What irony is revealed regarding the British treatment of prisoners on the island and the activities of the Allies now?

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

4. Why is Nellie feeling particularly vulnerable?

5. What makes the narrator decide to postpone the decision to cut down the trees on Norfolk Island?

6. What is the content of "The South Pacific" story?

7. Why are PT boats considered inadequate and what measures are put into place to help support them?

8. What is the narrator's job on Norfolk Island and what does he see as an impediment?

9. What is Tony Fry known for because there is so much down time on the islands?

10. Who is Emile De Becque and what is Nellie's relationship to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the stories. Why does Michener use the setting he does? What is the time period of the stories? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the format of the book. What is the purpose of the Stories? Why did Michener write the stories instead of a novel format? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Tony Fry. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Tony?

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