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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What assignment does Peter receive?
(a) communications officer on the USS Swordfish
(b) commander of the H.M.A.S Melbourne
(c) liaison officer on the USS Scorpion
(d) paymaster for the Royal Australian Navy

3. With whom do Peter and Dwight meet in Melbourne?
(a) the Prime Minister
(b) a committee of nervous residents
(c) the crew of the USS Scorpion
(d) the Supreme Allied Commander

4. In church on Sunday, what does Dwight think about?
(a) Moira Davidson
(b) his family in the United States
(c) what his assignment will be
(d) how lonely he is

5. What social gathering have Peter and Mary just hosted as the story opens?
(a) a sock hop
(b) a formal dinner
(c) a family reunion
(d) a barbecue

Short Answer Questions

1. Although radiation has reached Townsville, northern Australia, what is the situation?

2. What happens that night at Peter's and Mary's house?

3. How does Dwight want to think about people in the Northern hemisphere?

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

5. Why is John Osbourne assigned to the USS Scorpion?

(see the answer key)

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