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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Osbourne say that perhaps people did not deserve the world?
(a) the animals have more sense
(b) we deserve something better
(c) we have been too silly
(d) the world has too much to offer

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

3. Why is there a shortage of fuel?
(a) the oil pipelines were all blown up
(b) the reserves have all been contaminated
(c) it all used to come from the Northern hemisphere
(d) only the military has access to reserves

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

5. Why does Peter not take the car to Melbourne?
(a) the car needs some new parts
(b) the car refuses to start
(c) the tires are flat
(d) there is very little gasoline left in the country

Short Answer Questions

1. What sober reflection to the men on the Scorpion have about Cairns, Moresby or Darwin?

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

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

4. Why is the USS Scorpion able to sail in spite of the fuel shortage?

5. Who do Peter and Mary invite to their house to keep Dwight entertained?

(see the answer key)

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