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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moira tell Dwight her occupation is?
(a) drinking alcohol
(b) waitress
(c) farmer
(d) stenography

2. Why does Peter not hold out much hope for a naval assignment?
(a) there are only seven small ships left in the Navy
(b) there is nothing the ships can do
(c) there are too many officers ahead of him
(d) there is not enough fuel to operate ships

3. What plants does Mary want around the house?
(a) ones that will survive not being wateres
(b) ones that will come up fast
(c) ones that take years to mature
(d) ones that they can eat

4. What does Peter instruct Mary how to do if he is not back when the radiation hits?
(a) stay in the house with the doors and windows closed
(b) kill the baby and herself
(c) head south where he will find her
(d) eat only what they grew in their garden

5. What does Dwight announce for their next voyage?
(a) looking for underwater places to build a city
(b) putting a man ashore in protective clothing
(c) looking for inhabitable places in the Arctic
(d) sailing completely around the world

Short Answer Questions

1. In church on Sunday, what does Dwight think about?

2. What does Moira decide to do while Dwight is at sea?

3. When had Dwight attended a briefing about the threat of war?

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

5. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?

(see the answer key)

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