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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long did the Russians and Chinese figure nuclear bombs would render land uninhabitable?
(a) only a year
(b) under 20 years
(c) about five years
(d) more than fifty years

2. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?
(a) a rubber raft
(b) a fishing boat
(c) a derelict tanker
(d) an abandoned ferry

3. Why was the war limited to the Northern hemisphere?
(a) it happened too fast to move south
(b) the southern hemisphere was not a threat to the north
(c) nothing south of the equator was considered important
(d) that was planned for much later

4. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?
(a) on board the H.M.A.S. Anzac
(b) at the Naval Base in Melbourne
(c) on board the U.S.S. Scorpion
(d) at a radar station in Tasmania

5. Who do Peter and Mary invite to their house to keep Dwight entertained?
(a) Jennifer Holmes
(b) Caroline Moresby
(c) Moira Davidson
(d) Mary Paul

6. Why is John Osbourne assigned to the USS Scorpion?
(a) as communications officer to translate Australian speech
(b) as morale officer to entertain the sailors
(c) as medical officer to care for injured
(d) as science officer to test the levels of radiation

7. Why does Peter ride his bicycle to Mr. Paul's farm?
(a) to buy lettuce and tomatoes
(b) to get milk and cream
(c) to sell eggs
(d) to ask for a job

8. How do Moira and Dwight get to know each other better?
(a) taking long, silent walks
(b) going over their personal histories
(c) sleeping in the same bed
(d) swimming in the ocean

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

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

11. Although radiation has reached Townsville, northern Australia, what is the situation?
(a) the cases are all light and survivable
(b) medical teams are treating the sick
(c) the winds have shifted back to the north
(d) there are still people alive there

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

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

14. What does the Prime Minister say they want from Dwight and his crew?
(a) to find some life in the north
(b) to set some new endurance records
(c) to return in good health
(d) to have a detailed report ready

15. What does Dwight tell Moira he would like to do?
(a) to help her father with some of the farm chores
(b) to marry her before it's too late
(c) to take her out in the submarine
(d) to build her a house in the country

Short Answer Questions

1. How long as it been since Peter had an assignment?

2. What is headed for the Southern hemisphere?

3. What are Dwight and Peter ordered not to do on the upcoming cruise?

4. How is it recorded that the people died?

5. Why does Dwight think forty percent of his crew will not return to the Scorpion?

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