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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 Dwight say is coming in very evenly all around the world?
(a) the measles
(b) the radiation
(c) a rise in air temperature
(d) a lowering of temperature

2. Who do Peter and Mary invite to their house to keep Dwight entertained?
(a) Moira Davidson
(b) Mary Paul
(c) Caroline Moresby
(d) Jennifer Holmes

3. What does Moira decide to do while Dwight is at sea?
(a) buy him some new socks
(b) go stay with Mary and Jennifer
(c) look for the pogo stick he could not find
(d) go racing with John Osbourne

4. What are the people of Melbourne doing to cope with the reality of pending death?
(a) attending church services
(b) pretending the threat does not exist
(c) having boisterous, uninhibited and lighthearted parties
(d) having large family reunions

5. Meanwhile, what is John Osbourne doing?
(a) looking for a new race car
(b) repairing his Ferrari
(c) courting Moira
(d) racing his Ferrari

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knows about the destination for the upcoming trip of the USS Scorpion according to Dwight?

2. Why do they want to check out the radio signals?

3. What does Dwight encourage Moira to do?

4. How does Mary react to the pills?

5. Why does Dwight think forty percent of his crew will not return to the Scorpion?

(see the answer key)

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