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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?
(a) forty days
(b) six months
(c) thirty-two days
(d) three weeks

2. How is it recorded that the people died?
(a) messily
(b) grusomely
(c) tidily
(d) slowly

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

4. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?
(a) an abandoned ferry
(b) a rubber raft
(c) a derelict tanker
(d) a fishing boat

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the trail cruise, who comes to inspect the USS Scorpion?

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

3. What weapons were used in the Russian-Chinese war?

4. Who knows about the destination for the upcoming trip of the USS Scorpion according to Dwight?

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

(see the answer key)

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