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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John tell Peter the radiation sickness is now?
(a) in Perth
(b) in Wellington
(c) in Canberra
(d) in Tasmania

2. Where does the crew of the Scorpion see Swain?
(a) driving a convertible in Edmonds
(b) setting fire to Edmonds
(c) swinging from the flagpole in Edmonds
(d) walking through the streets of Edmonds

3. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?
(a) Moira and Dwight
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the Vice Admiral of the Australian Navy
(d) Sir Douglas Froude, John's great uncle, a retired Lieutenant General

4. When do Broken Hill and Perth go out because of the radiation?
(a) on Peter's birthday
(b) the day the Scorpion returns
(c) in the beginning of July
(d) in late June

5. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?
(a) thirty-two days
(b) forty days
(c) three weeks
(d) six months

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Moira's surprise for Dwight?

2. What had the Swordfish done that everyone was talking about?

3. How long as it been since Peter had an assignment?

4. What has happened at the outset of the novel?

5. What does Dwight say he plans on doing once he returns to Mystic, Connecticut?

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