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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 kind of car does Peter have?
2. What do they figure will go before Melbourne?
3. How does Dwight want to think about people in the Northern hemisphere?
4. What does Moira call the submarine trips into the Northern hemisphere?
5. What are some people putting on top of Mount Kosciusko?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why have methods of transportation changed in Australia?
2. What does John Osbourne estimate was the size of the nuclear war that was fought?
3. Tell what is known about the global nuclear war.
4. How does the story begin?
5. Describe briefly what the story is about.
6. Explain Moira's answer that she will face the facts of life next September.
7. Why have people grown accustomed to the radiation coming their way and just go about their regular business?
8. What does Moira learn about Dwight while touring the submarine?
9. How is Moira Davidson dealing with the eminent threat of death by radiation?
10. In what way does Dwight hold out some hope for the situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about optimism as the mirror image of denial. Express the difference between optimism and denial. Give examples from the novel that indicate an optimism that something might happen to prevent the approaching radiation cloud from reaching Melbourne.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay about holding onto personal values regardless of external circumstances. Express your opinion of Dwight who remains faithful to a dead wife and children. Does his behavior in the novel mark him as a heroic figure?
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