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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 does he look for as a gift for his daughter?
(a) a pogo stick
(b) a doll house
(c) a set of puzzles
(d) an Australian doll

2. What does Sunderstrom find that he cannot take back to the submarine?
(a) tapes of Buddy Holly
(b) bottles of Mountain Dew
(c) copies of Saturday Evening Post
(d) notes written by dying people

3. When do Broken Hill and Perth go out because of the radiation?
(a) on Peter's birthday
(b) in late June
(c) in the beginning of July
(d) the day the Scorpion returns

4. How does John keep his fear under control while on the submarine?
(a) by drinking brandy
(b) by thinking about his Ferrari
(c) by talking with Peter
(d) by concentrating on his work

5. What good news does Moira tell Dwight?
(a) she is carrying his child
(b) the Scorpion has been refitted
(c) the Grand Prix is earlier this year
(d) the fishing season has been opened early

Short Answer Questions

1. What amenity is given to Dwight?

2. Why can Dwight not go trout fishing?

3. How does Peter explain the need for her to know about the pills?

4. How does John tell Peter the radiation sickness goes?

5. Where is the radiation sickness by August?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does baby Jennifer give Mary a fright?

2. Why do things begin to slow down in Melbourne?

3. Describe the contradictory things Peter brings home for the baby.

4. What does John Osbourne tell Peter when he asks about how much more time they have?

5. What does Lt. Sunderstrom do before shutting down the communications center at the Naval Base at Elliott Bay.

6. What is Mary's initial reaction to the suicide pills and syringe?

7. Why does John say his uncle, Sir Froude, still appears to be healthy?

8. What is the understanding between Dwight and Moira that is verbalized on their fishing trip?

9. What condition does Peter put on his continuing service in the Navy?

10. How does being in the submarine compare to racing the Ferrari to John?

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