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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moira's father say he wants to go when the time comes?
(a) shoot himself in the head
(b) out in the meadow with his wife
(c) taking a suicide pill
(d) on the veranda with a drink or in his own bed

2. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?
(a) he uses roller skates
(b) he rides a bicycle
(c) he walks
(d) he rides a pony

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

4. How long does Peter say the next trip of the Scorpion will probably take?
(a) about one year
(b) about six months
(c) about six weeks
(d) about two months

5. What is Mary's chief concern at this point?
(a) being prepared for company
(b) writing letters to family and friends
(c) the safety of the baby
(d) keeping the family together

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the war limited to the Northern hemisphere?

2. Why does the USS Swordfish not come to Australia?

3. Where are strange radio signals coming from?

4. What does Peter instruct Mary how to do if he is not back when the radiation hits?

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

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