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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Dwight not go trout fishing?
(a) fishing but the season doesn't start until September 1st
(b) it is too far to the mountain streams
(c) he cannot be that far away from the Scorpion
(d) he has no fishing gear

2. What was the final conclusion about who started the war?
(a) large industrial companies
(b) the rresponsibles, small nuclear capable countries
(c) the Chinese and the Russians
(d) the Israelies and the Arabs

3. When Moira and Dwight meet next, what does she tell him?
(a) she is pregnant
(b) she is taking a secretarial course
(c) she is planning a party for his return
(d) she is going to ask to go with him

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

5. Why does Swain not take the gun offered him?
(a) he doesn't think he will die
(b) he wants to go like his family
(c) he has one of his own
(d) he says he will drown himself

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peter ride his bicycle to Mr. Paul's farm?

2. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?

3. How long did the nuclear war last in the Northern hemisphere?

4. What does the Prime Minister say they want from Dwight and his crew?

5. Why does it not take long to bring Osbourne on board the submarine?

(see the answer key)

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