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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in command on the USS Scorpion?
(a) Admiral John Osbourne
(b) Captain John Smith
(c) Lieutenant Commander Darrel Towers
(d) Commander Dwight Towers

2. What is the southernmost major city in the world?
(a) Aukland
(b) Manilla
(c) Melbourne
(d) Rio de Jainerio

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

4. What are Peter and Mary doing while Dwight and Moira attend church?
(a) sailing a boat
(b) planning a garden
(c) digging a cellar
(d) going for a swim

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

6. What does Dwight tell Moira about a submarine scouting trip up the east coast of America?
(a) the submarine hit a mine and was destroyed
(b) the ship never returned
(c) the radiation levels are coming down
(d) there is nothing left alive

7. What is John Osbourne's estimate of how long they have to live?
(a) about six months
(b) about three months
(c) about a year
(d) about a decade

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

9. What assignment does Peter receive?
(a) commander of the H.M.A.S Melbourne
(b) communications officer on the USS Swordfish
(c) paymaster for the Royal Australian Navy
(d) liaison officer on the USS Scorpion

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

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

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

13. What is John's uncle doing that he had given up for health reasons?
(a) racing cars
(b) drinking port
(c) eating cakes
(d) smoking cigars

14. How long did the nuclear war last in the Northern hemisphere?
(a) six months
(b) one week
(c) one year
(d) thirty-seven days

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there a shortage of fuel?

2. How does Moira's father say he wants to go when the time comes?

3. Where do Lt. Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy, his wife Mary, and baby daughter Jennifer live?

4. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?

5. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?

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