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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dwight react to the country?
(a) it makes him wish for the city
(b) it makes him sad for America
(c) it makes him wonder if he can do the work
(d) it makes him happy to see the trees again

2. What are the people of Melbourne doing to cope with the reality of pending death?
(a) having large family reunions
(b) pretending the threat does not exist
(c) having boisterous, uninhibited and lighthearted parties
(d) attending church services

3. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?
(a) next June or July
(b) next September
(c) next year
(d) next week

4. How does Dwight want to think about people in the Northern hemisphere?
(a) that the war never happened
(b) that they are all alive
(c) that they are all headed south
(d) that they have gone underground

5. What is headed for the Southern hemisphere?
(a) radiation fallout
(b) planes carrying nuclear bombs
(c) the entire U.S. naval fleet
(d) guided missiles from the North

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's uncle doing that he had given up for health reasons?

2. Why is there a shortage of fuel?

3. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?

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

5. After the war, where was a conference held to assess the situation?

(see the answer key)

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