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

2. Under what terms does Peter agree to stay on as Dwight's liaison officer?

3. What seems to increase the tolerance to radioactivity, by a few days?

4. How long do they estimate Swain will live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is John Osbourne able to race his car so much?

2. Why is Dwight upset over a painting at the National Gallery?

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

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

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

6. How is John Osbourne different in the face of coming death?

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

8. What has Moira managed to locate that makes Dwight happy enough to drift off to sleep?

9. Describe the symbolism of Dwight's thinking about his family while on board the Scorpion.

10. What is it that Moira agrees to do for Mary if Peter does not return in time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the absurdity of nuclear armament. In your essay discuss why governments still stockpile nuclear weapons after what was learned at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Express whether you think nuclear weapons will ever be abandoned all over the word.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the value of creativity. Refer to the ways the people of Melbourne adjusted to not having fuel to operate cars and other things they no longer had access to. In your essay write about how creative people can find ways to facilitate life even in extreme situations.

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