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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom do Peter and Dwight meet in Melbourne?
(a) a committee of nervous residents
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the crew of the USS Scorpion
(d) the Supreme Allied Commander

2. Why does the USS Swordfish leave Rio for Montevideo?
(a) they need a change of scenery
(b) they think some people are alive in Montevideo
(c) radiation gets too hot in Rio
(d) radiation has not reached Montevideo

3. What does Peter instruct Mary how to do if he is not back when the radiation hits?
(a) head south where he will find her
(b) kill the baby and herself
(c) stay in the house with the doors and windows closed
(d) eat only what they grew in their garden

4. 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 John Osbourne who carries sealed orders
(d) only Peter and him who have told Mary and Moira

5. What do they notice about most of the houses?
(a) most roofs blown off of houses
(b) not much damage but no signs of life
(c) damage that looks like a cyclone came through
(d) all the paint peeled off the houses

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the story take place?

3. Where are strange radio signals coming from?

4. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?

5. What is at the Pastoral Club that Sir Froude wants to help eliminate?

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