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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sober reflection to the men on the Scorpion have about Cairns, Moresby or Darwin?

3. Why does the USS Swordfish leave Rio for Montevideo?

4. How do Moira and Dwight get to know each other better?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is notable about Mary's plans for her garden?

3. What is the problem with Moira's ability to understand what has happened in the world?

4. What is of special interest about the radio signals coming from around Seattle?

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

6. Why have methods of transportation changed in Australia?

7. What does John Osbourne estimate was the size of the nuclear war that was fought?

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

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

10. How is Moira Davidson dealing with the eminent threat of death by radiation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how families face problems together. Use the Holmes family as a good example. Use John Osbourne as an example of a man who does not have a family of his own. State your opinion about the value of a family during difficult times.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about ON THE BEACH as a valuable resource for arguing against nuclear proliferation. In your essay include who should read the book as required reading. These people should be drawn from government and military sources, religious sources, and concerned individuals.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the value of friendships. Using John and Peter as examples, write about the support one gets from making good friendships in life. Sometimes family is not near or for some reason cannot offer the support a good friend has to offer.

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