On the Beach | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What has happened at the outset of the novel?

nuclear destruction of the Northern hemisphere

2. When does the story take place?

1961

3. What is headed for the Southern hemisphere?

radiation fallout

4. What will happen when the radiation covers the Southern hemisphere?

everyone on Earth will be dead

5. Where do Lt. Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy, his wife Mary, and baby daughter Jennifer live?

in a bungalow not far from Falmouth, Australia

6. What social gathering have Peter and Mary just hosted as the story opens?

a barbecue

7. How long as it been since Peter had an assignment?

seven months

8. Where does Peter have an appointment?

at the Navy Department in Melbourne

9. What is Peter hoping for?

assignment to a ship

10. What kind of car does Peter have?

a Morris

11. Why does Peter not...
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