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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Albury that has a suspected case of radiation sickness?
(a) about 50 miles north of Melbourne
(b) about 200 miles west of Melbourne
(c) about 200 miles north of Melbourne.
(d) about 100 miles north of Melbourne

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

3. Where is Edmonds?
(a) fifteen miles east of Seattle
(b) inside Seattle
(c) fifteen miles south of Seattle
(d) fifteen miles north of Seattle

4. Where does the crew of the Scorpion see Swain?
(a) walking through the streets of Edmonds
(b) swinging from the flagpole in Edmonds
(c) setting fire to Edmonds
(d) driving a convertible in Edmonds

5. Why does John want the Grand Prix race moved up to August 10th?
(a) August 17th is too cold
(b) August 17th may be too late
(c) August 17th is John's birthday
(d) August 17th is the shortest day of the year

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

7. Why do they conclude that the city around the Naval Yard shows almost no damage?
(a) because of anti-missile defenses
(b) because of a thermal inversion
(c) because its location is secret
(d) because of its location

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

9. What is the source of the mysterious radio signal Sunderstrom is looking for?
(a) a fallen curtrain rod moved by the wind
(b) a bobble-head figure lying on its side
(c) a broken casement rolling on a Coke bottle
(d) a tennis ball rolling around on the desk

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

11. How does John Osbourne finish in the first race of the Grand Prix?
(a) last and out of the competition
(b) second because of a blown tire
(c) in first place by a mile
(d) second but with a damaged car

12. What is Moira's surprise for Dwight?
(a) tickets to the opera
(b) a boomerang
(c) a pogo stick
(d) a new sailboat

13. What does Moira decide to do while Dwight is at sea?
(a) go stay with Mary and Jennifer
(b) buy him some new socks
(c) look for the pogo stick he could not find
(d) go racing with John Osbourne

14. When there is meat at the butcher shop, how much do they have to pay?
(a) triple normal prices
(b) a gallon of fuel per pound
(c) nothing if they have no cash
(d) ten times what it was a year ago

15. What objects does Dwight hold onto to maintain his ties to his family?
(a) a pogo stick and a fishing rod
(b) photographs and letters
(c) a bracelet and a fishing rod
(d) a music box and a boomerang

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news does Moira tell Dwight?

2. Meanwhile, what is John Osbourne doing?

3. What is Dwight's condition when he arrives at Moira's house?

4. How does Lt. Sunderstrom go ashore at Elliott Bay?

5. Where does John tell Peter the radiation sickness is now?

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