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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 Sunderstrom find that he cannot take back to the submarine?

2. What are they giving away at the Pastoral Club now?

3. In spite of the news, what are Peter and Mary doing?

4. What does John Osbourne look forward to after the next submarine trip?

5. What does a radiation reading of thirty in the red mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John say the sickness goes near the end?

2. How is Moira changing from thinking planting plants for the next year is a silly waste of time?

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

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

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

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

7. Explain what prevents Dwight from going fishing for trout before September 1st.

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

9. On the long voyage of the Scorpion, what are they able to learn about San Francisco?

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 on stoicism in the face of death. Use John Osbourne as your example of a person who knows what to expect and accepts the inevitable. State your opinion about the dignity with which Osbourne faces death.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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