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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does Peter have?
(a) an MG
(b) a Mini-Cooper
(c) a Ferrari
(d) a Morris

2. Who knows about the destination for the upcoming trip of the USS Scorpion according to Dwight?
(a) everyone except him
(b) only Peter, John, and him
(c) only Peter and him who have told Mary and Moira
(d) only John Osbourne who carries sealed orders

3. Why do they want to check out the radio signals?
(a) there might be a break in the fallout
(b) there night be a new source of energy
(c) there might be a human behind them
(d) there might be a clue about the war

4. What is Mary's chief concern at this point?
(a) writing letters to family and friends
(b) the safety of the baby
(c) keeping the family together
(d) being prepared for company

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. How long do they estimate Swain will live?

2. Why does Swain not take the gun offered him?

3. What does Moira say about the way people are going on with their lives?

4. What was the final conclusion about who started the war?

5. By radio message, what does Dwight Towers learn he has now become?

(see the answer key)

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