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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peter ride his bicycle to Mr. Paul's farm?
(a) to buy lettuce and tomatoes
(b) to sell eggs
(c) to get milk and cream
(d) to ask for a job

2. What sober reflection to the men on the Scorpion have about Cairns, Moresby or Darwin?
(a) they will be the last humans to ever see them
(b) the cities will fall into the sea
(c) they will return to collect the dead
(d) only dogs and wild animals will live there

3. Where was Peter stationed when the war started?
(a) at the Naval Base in Melbourne
(b) on board the H.M.A.S. Anzac
(c) on board the U.S.S. Scorpion
(d) at a radar station in Tasmania

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

5. How does Dwight react to the country?
(a) it makes him wish for the city
(b) it makes him sad for America
(c) it makes him wonder if he can do the work
(d) it makes him happy to see the trees again

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dwight tell Moira about a submarine scouting trip up the east coast of America?

2. What is Peter hoping for?

3. Why does Peter not take the car to Melbourne?

4. Who is in command on the USS Scorpion?

5. What does Moira's father ask Dwight?

(see the answer key)

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