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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What good news does Moira tell Dwight?
(a) the Scorpion has been refitted
(b) she is carrying his child
(c) the fishing season has been opened early
(d) the Grand Prix is earlier this year

2. What is Mary's chief concern at this point?
(a) the safety of the baby
(b) keeping the family together
(c) writing letters to family and friends
(d) being prepared for company

3. After the Gallery, where does Dwight go?
(a) back to the Holmes' bungalow
(b) to see John's Ferreri
(c) to the farm with Moira
(d) shopping for gifts for his family

4. For how long did the Russians and Chinese figure nuclear bombs would render land uninhabitable?
(a) about five years
(b) under 20 years
(c) more than fifty years
(d) only a year

5. How does he convince Mary that taking Jennifer's life might be the best thing to do?
(a) he asks her to imagine the baby without her parents
(b) he tells her that they will all be together after death
(c) he tells her that the baby would suffer more than they
(d) he tells her that angry people might try to shoot the baby

Short Answer Questions

1. In church on Sunday, what does Dwight think about?

2. When does the story take place?

3. Where is the radiation sickness by August?

4. What are Peter and Mary doing while Dwight and Moira attend church?

5. With whom do Peter and Dwight meet in Melbourne?

(see the answer key)

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