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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Dwight react to the country?
(a) it makes him wish for the city
(b) it makes him wonder if he can do the work
(c) it makes him happy to see the trees again
(d) it makes him sad for America

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?

2. How did the war escalate?

3. What does Moira tell Dwight her occupation is?

4. How long did the nuclear war last in the Northern hemisphere?

5. What plants does Mary want around the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Moira's answer that she will face the facts of life next September.

2. What does Moira learn about Dwight while touring the submarine?

3. In what way does Dwight hold out some hope for the situation?

4. How had Dwight been warned of the possibility of the war?

5. How does the relationship between Dwight and Moira develop?

6. Tell what is known about the global nuclear war.

7. Why have people grown accustomed to the radiation coming their way and just go about their regular business?

8. What is the reason Sir Froude is drinking wine against his doctor's orders?

9. What is Moira's objection to Dwight's suggestion that she go to school?

10. Explain where is it deemed possible that life might actually be able to continue on Earth?

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