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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Moira think going to school is ridiculous?
(a) there are no jobs anymore
(b) she never liked going to school
(c) she is too old to learn
(d) there will be no time to use what she learns

2. With whom do Peter and Dwight meet in Melbourne?
(a) the Prime Minister
(b) the Supreme Allied Commander
(c) a committee of nervous residents
(d) the crew of the USS Scorpion

3. Why was the war limited to the Northern hemisphere?
(a) the southern hemisphere was not a threat to the north
(b) it happened too fast to move south
(c) nothing south of the equator was considered important
(d) that was planned for much later

4. What is Peter hoping for?
(a) a desk job in Melbourne
(b) information about survival
(c) release from the Navy
(d) assignment to a ship

5. Why are they forbidden to go to Townsville?
(a) the people are dying and cannot be helped
(b) the army is going there
(c) there is no docking facility there
(d) there is not enough time to waste there

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the USS Scorpion able to sail in spite of the fuel shortage?

2. What does the Prime Minister say they want from Dwight and his crew?

3. What does Moira call the submarine trips into the Northern hemisphere?

4. Why does it not take long to bring Osbourne on board the submarine?

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

(see the answer key)

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