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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen when the radiation covers the Southern hemisphere?
(a) rabbits and dogs will die first
(b) it will be safe to head north
(c) global warming will cause floods
(d) everyone on Earth will be dead

2. What is at the Pastoral Club that Sir Froude wants to help eliminate?
(a) the antique furniture
(b) uncouth new members
(c) the girlie floorshow
(d) over three thousand bottles of vintage port

3. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?
(a) six months
(b) thirty-two days
(c) three weeks
(d) forty days

4. What are Dwight and Peter ordered not to do on the upcoming cruise?
(a) tell the crew what their mission is
(b) sail above the water
(c) stay longer than planned
(d) bring anything or anyone contaminated on board the ship

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

6. What are some people putting on top of Mount Kosciusko?
(a) a time capsule
(b) family photographs
(c) a monument
(d) a white flag

7. Where is the USS Swordfish, another nuclear powered submarine?
(a) in the Persian Gulf
(b) down in the Antarctic
(c) off the coast of South America
(d) off the coast of France

8. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?
(a) he uses roller skates
(b) he walks
(c) he rides a pony
(d) he rides a bicycle

9. What sober reflection to the men on the Scorpion have about Cairns, Moresby or Darwin?
(a) the cities will fall into the sea
(b) they will be the last humans to ever see them
(c) only dogs and wild animals will live there
(d) they will return to collect the dead

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

11. What does Moira tell Dwight her occupation is?
(a) drinking alcohol
(b) farmer
(c) stenography
(d) waitress

12. What does Moira call the submarine trips into the Northern hemisphere?
(a) looking for needles in a haystack
(b) looking for ships that never come in
(c) looking for busy work
(d) looking at dead people through a periscope

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

14. How long does Peter say the next trip of the Scorpion will probably take?
(a) about two months
(b) about one year
(c) about six weeks
(d) about six months

15. What have Peter and Mary learned to do because of the shortages?
(a) weave cloth
(b) make their own butter
(c) knit socks
(d) raise chickens for eggs

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment does Peter receive?

2. With whom do Peter and Dwight meet in Melbourne?

3. Why are they forbidden to go to Townsville?

4. When does the story take place?

5. How do Moira and Dwight get to know each other better?

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