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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the war escalate?
(a) no one really knows
(b) when Japan joined the conflict
(c) other countries seeing a chance to gain territory
(d) the nuclear fallout began affecting other countries

2. What disturbs Dwight about one painting?
(a) it looks like New York destroyed by the bombs
(b) it is bright, cheerful, and unreal
(c) the woman in the painting looks like Sharon, his wife
(d) it reminds him of his home in Mystic

3. What weapons were used in the Russian-Chinese war?
(a) siberians and mongals
(b) small atomic warheads
(c) hydrogen and cobalt bombs
(d) dirty bombs

4. Why does Osbourne say that perhaps people did not deserve the world?
(a) the world has too much to offer
(b) we deserve something better
(c) we have been too silly
(d) the animals have more sense

5. What does the Prime Minister say they want from Dwight and his crew?
(a) to find some life in the north
(b) to return in good health
(c) to set some new endurance records
(d) to have a detailed report ready

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary react to the pills?

2. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?

3. What does John Osbourne look forward to after the next submarine trip?

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

5. Why is the USS Scorpion able to sail in spite of the fuel shortage?

(see the answer key)

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