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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is there a shortage of fuel?
(a) the oil pipelines were all blown up
(b) only the military has access to reserves
(c) the reserves have all been contaminated
(d) it all used to come from the Northern hemisphere

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

4. After the war, where was a conference held to assess the situation?
(a) Falmouth, Australia
(b) Sydney, Australia
(c) Christ Church, New Zealand
(d) Wellington, New Zealand

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Moira think going to school is ridiculous?

3. Why does Peter not hold out much hope for a naval assignment?

4. After the trail cruise, who comes to inspect the USS Scorpion?

5. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?

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