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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John Osbourne assigned to the USS Scorpion?
(a) as morale officer to entertain the sailors
(b) as medical officer to care for injured
(c) as communications officer to translate Australian speech
(d) as science officer to test the levels of radiation

2. What sober reflection to the men on the Scorpion have about Cairns, Moresby or Darwin?
(a) they will be the last humans to ever see them
(b) only dogs and wild animals will live there
(c) the cities will fall into the sea
(d) they will return to collect the dead

3. What has happened at the outset of the novel?
(a) nuclear destruction of the Northern hemisphere
(b) the people of Melbourne, Australia, hold car races
(c) news media reports a pending nuclear war
(d) the USS Scorpion is lost at sea

4. What does Dwight tell Moira about a submarine scouting trip up the east coast of America?
(a) the submarine hit a mine and was destroyed
(b) there is nothing left alive
(c) the radiation levels are coming down
(d) the ship never returned

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John Osbourne's estimate of how long they have to live?

2. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?

3. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?

4. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?

5. What have Peter and Mary learned to do because of the shortages?

(see the answer key)

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