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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war, where was a conference held to assess the situation?
(a) Falmouth, Australia
(b) Christ Church, New Zealand
(c) Sydney, Australia
(d) Wellington, New Zealand

2. Why are they quarantined on the Scorpion for a few days?
(a) just as a precaution
(b) to check thoroughly for contamination
(c) to lower the outside radiation levels
(d) an outbreak of measles

3. When had Dwight attended a briefing about the threat of war?
(a) one month before it broke out
(b) just a week before it started
(c) the day it started
(d) as early as a year ago

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

5. What is John Osbourne's estimate of how long they have to live?
(a) about a decade
(b) about six months
(c) about three months
(d) about a year

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dwight encourage Moira to do?

2. What does Dwight announce for their next voyage?

3. What does Moira tell Dwight her occupation is?

4. Why does Osbourne say that perhaps people did not deserve the world?

5. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?

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