On the Beach Summary

1)

What does Peter do as the sub returns to Melbourne? (from Chapter 3)

goes to by presents for Mary and Jennifer

calls Moira to let her know Dwight is back

resigns his commission

invites Dwight back to his home

2)

Who is still in fine health drinking the last of the port at the Pastoral Club? (from Chapter 9)

John

John's uncle

John's mother

Moira

3)

What are Peter and Mary doing while Dwight and Moira attend church? (from Chapter 4)

planning a garden

digging a cellar

going for a swim

sailing a boat

4)

What is at the Pastoral Club that Sir Froude wants to help eliminate? (from Chapter 3)

the girlie floorshow

uncouth new members

the antique furniture

over three thousand bottles of vintage port

5)

What do they figure will go before Melbourne? (from Chapter 4)

the Maldives

India

Africa and South America

Uraguay

6)

What does John Osbourne look forward to after the next submarine trip? (from Chapter 5)

asking Moira to marry him

three months of auto racing

drinking port with his uncle

taking a road trip

7)

Why does Peter think he might beat the sickness? (from Chapter 9)

he thinks he is in great shape

he thinks his illness is not like the others

he thinks he is immune

he has a remission

8)

Who beside Sir Frode have not yet come down with the illness? (from Chapter 9)

the local wino

the bartender at the Pastoral Club

the beer drinking couple at the cafe

the people who work at the brewery

9)

Meanwhile, what is John Osbourne doing? (from Chapter 5)

looking for a new race car

repairing his Ferrari

courting Moira

racing his Ferrari

10)

What plants does Mary want around the house? (from Chapter 4)

ones that they can eat

ones that will survive not being wateres

ones that take years to mature

ones that will come up fast

11)

What does John Osbourne tell Dwight? (from Chapter 7)

he knows a secret place where no one ever goes

they only give you a ticket and confiscate your fish

the Australian Game and Wildlife is very strict

under the circumstances he should go fishing anyway

12)

After the Gallery, where does Dwight go? (from Chapter 5)

shopping for gifts for his family

to the farm with Moira

back to the Holmes' bungalow

to see John's Ferreri

13)

What does Dwight say is coming in very evenly all around the world? (from Chapter 4)

a rise in air temperature

the radiation

the measles

a lowering of temperature

14)

Where do they think there are no people living? (from Chapter 8)

Antarctica

Papua New Guinea

Tierra del Fuego

Siberia

15)

What had the Swordfish done that everyone was talking about? (from Chapter 3)

diffused a nuclear bomb that had not exploded

broken the ice at the South Pole

sunk a Russian nuclear sub

It pulled into its home port and found no one alive

16)

What is Moira's surprise for Dwight? (from Chapter 7)

a pogo stick

a new sailboat

tickets to the opera

a boomerang

17)

Where are the most southerly cases now, according to John's update? (from Chapter 8)

Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Auckland

Patagonia, Tahiti, and Madagascar

Sierra Leon, Rio, and Manilla

Kuala Lampur, Shanghai, and Panama city

18)

Why do they conclude that the city around the Naval Yard shows almost no damage? (from Chapter 6)

because its location is secret

because of a thermal inversion

because of anti-missile defenses

because of its location

19)

What becomes apparent during the meeting with the Admiral? (from Chapter 9)

he has killed his wife

he has obviously gotten the sickness

he has been drinking in his office

he no longer cares

20)

How does Peter hide his remission from Mary? (from Chapter 9)

he induces vomiting

he eats on the sly

he goes to town often

he stays out in the garden

21)

Although Mary begins to understand, what does she continue to do? (from Chapter 5)

raging at Peter

digging up the garden to burn

drinking a lot

things that will be needed next year

22)

By radio message, what does Dwight Towers learn he has now become? (from Chapter 6)

the commanding officer of the U.S. Naval forces in all areas

the record holder for staying submerged

coordinator of Australian Civil Defense

a new father

23)

After dinner, where do Dwight and Moira go? (from Chapter 5)

back to the Scorpion

to a hotel room

the National Gallery

the nearest bar

24)

What special fuel does John need for his Ferrari? (from Chapter 7)

unleaded fuel

aviation fuel

ether-alcohol mixture

diesel fuel

25)

Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne? (from Chapter 3)

Sir Douglas Froude, John's great uncle, a retired Lieutenant General

the Vice Admiral of the Australian Navy

the Prime Minister

Moira and Dwight

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