On the Beach Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 5)

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What has happened at the outset of the novel?
a) the USS Scorpion is lost at sea
b) news media reports a pending nuclear war
c) nuclear destruction of the Northern hemisphere
d) the people of Melbourne, Australia, hold car races

2. What does Moira do in Melbourne?
a) tours the USS Scorpion
b) vows to give up drinking
c) rents an apartment
d) meets Dwight at a hotel

3. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?
a) the Vice Admiral of the Australian Navy
b) Moira and Dwight
c) Sir Douglas Froude, John's great uncle, a retired Lieutenant General
d) the Prime Minister

4. How do Dwight and...
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