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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Dwight and Moira avoid thinking about the end?
(a) they talk about next year
(b) they talk about the past
(c) they drink too much
(d) they agree not to talk

3. What special fuel does John need for his Ferrari?
(a) aviation fuel
(b) ether-alcohol mixture
(c) diesel fuel
(d) unleaded fuel

4. Meanwhile, what is John Osbourne doing?
(a) racing his Ferrari
(b) looking for a new race car
(c) repairing his Ferrari
(d) courting Moira

5. What disturbs Dwight about one painting?
(a) it looks like New York destroyed by the bombs
(b) it reminds him of his home in Mystic
(c) the woman in the painting looks like Sharon, his wife
(d) it is bright, cheerful, and unreal

6. Why is the news on the radio not accurate, according to John?
(a) they have outdated equipment
(b) they have no way to get the facts
(c) they only broadcast rumors
(d) they are about three days late

7. By radio message, what does Dwight Towers learn he has now become?
(a) the record holder for staying submerged
(b) the commanding officer of the U.S. Naval forces in all areas
(c) a new father
(d) coordinator of Australian Civil Defense

8. Although Mary begins to understand, what does she continue to do?
(a) things that will be needed next year
(b) drinking a lot
(c) raging at Peter
(d) digging up the garden to burn

9. What does John Osbourne look forward to after the next submarine trip?
(a) drinking port with his uncle
(b) taking a road trip
(c) three months of auto racing
(d) asking Moira to marry him

10. Where do they think there are no people living?
(a) Tierra del Fuego
(b) Siberia
(c) Antarctica
(d) Papua New Guinea

11. How does he convince Mary that taking Jennifer's life might be the best thing to do?
(a) he tells her that the baby would suffer more than they
(b) he tells her that they will all be together after death
(c) he tells her that angry people might try to shoot the baby
(d) he asks her to imagine the baby without her parents

12. Why do they want to check out the radio signals?
(a) there might be a human behind them
(b) there might be a clue about the war
(c) there might be a break in the fallout
(d) there night be a new source of energy

13. Why are they not sure about the radiation sickness in Cape Town?
(a) there is still radio contact
(b) there are no radio stations in Cape Town
(c) the Scorpion has not gone there
(d) they have conflicting reports

14. How long do they estimate Swain will live?
(a) about a month
(b) about three days
(c) about two weeks
(d) about three hours

15. What do they notice about most of the houses?
(a) most roofs blown off of houses
(b) all the paint peeled off the houses
(c) not much damage but no signs of life
(d) damage that looks like a cyclone came through

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the pinpoint the location of the Seattle transmission?

2. What is the source of the mysterious radio signal Sunderstrom is looking for?

3. When there is meat at the butcher shop, how much do they have to pay?

4. Where are the most southerly cases now, according to John's update?

5. What does a radiation reading of thirty in the red mean?

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