2. What does Moira say about the way people are going on with their lives?
(a) no one believes the end will come
(b) she's not brave enough to do that
(c) keeping busy helps everyone prepare
(d) that's the way Australians are

3. Why does Osbourne say that perhaps people did not deserve the world?
(a) the world has too much to offer
(b) we have been too silly
(c) the animals have more sense
(d) we deserve something better

4. Why are they quarantined on the Scorpion for a few days?
(a) an outbreak of measles
(b) to check thoroughly for contamination
(c) just as a precaution
(d) to lower the outside radiation levels

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

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

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

8. Why does Peter not hold out much hope for a naval assignment?
(a) there is not enough fuel to operate ships
(b) there are too many officers ahead of him
(c) there are only seven small ships left in the Navy
(d) there is nothing the ships can do

9. What is the only sign of life at Queensland?
(a) a dog
(b) a camel
(c) a kangaroo
(d) a rabbit

10. Why does the USS Swordfish not come to Australia?
(a) it is carrying a deadly disease
(b) it has a leak in the hull and connot submerge
(c) its fuel reactor is broken
(d) it got contaminated while not submerged

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

12. In church on Sunday, what does Dwight think about?
(a) what his assignment will be
(b) Moira Davidson
(c) how lonely he is
(d) his family in the United States

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

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

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