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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is headed for the Southern hemisphere?
(a) guided missiles from the North
(b) radiation fallout
(c) the entire U.S. naval fleet
(d) planes carrying nuclear bombs

2. Why was the war limited to the Northern hemisphere?
(a) that was planned for much later
(b) the southern hemisphere was not a threat to the north
(c) it happened too fast to move south
(d) nothing south of the equator was considered important

3. What does Dwight say he plans on doing once he returns to Mystic, Connecticut?
(a) retiring from the Navy
(b) opening a shop
(c) getting a sailboat
(d) writing a book

4. When does the story take place?
(a) 1961
(b) 1957
(c) 1944
(d) 1970

5. What does John Osbourne calculate were dropped during the war?
(a) diplomatic negotiations
(b) all national loyalties
(c) warning leaflets
(d) about 4,700 bombs

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment does Peter receive?

2. What has happened at the outset of the novel?

3. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?

4. What does Osbourne say about the world?

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

(see the answer key)

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