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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens that night at Peter's and Mary's house?
(a) Dwight and Moira fall in love
(b) Moira gets drunk and has to be put to bed
(c) Dwight gets drunk and has to be put to bed
(d) Moira and Dwight have a huge argument

2. What is John's uncle doing that he had given up for health reasons?
(a) racing cars
(b) drinking port
(c) smoking cigars
(d) eating cakes

3. How long does Peter say the next trip of the Scorpion will probably take?
(a) about six months
(b) about six weeks
(c) about one year
(d) about two months

4. In Australia, what do they figure will go a little before Sydney?
(a) Perth
(b) Tasmania
(c) Cape Town
(d) Melbourne

5. Why is John Osbourne assigned to the USS Scorpion?
(a) as science officer to test the levels of radiation
(b) as communications officer to translate Australian speech
(c) as morale officer to entertain the sailors
(d) as medical officer to care for injured

6. Where does Peter have an appointment?
(a) at the Navy Department in Melbourne
(b) at the Naval Hospital
(c) on the USS Scorpion
(d) with the Mayor of Melbourne

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

8. After the trail cruise, who comes to inspect the USS Scorpion?
(a) Vice Admiral, Sir David Hartman
(b) former general, Sir Douglas Froude
(c) the Prime Minister
(d) the Mayor of Melbourne

9. How does Moira's father say he wants to go when the time comes?
(a) on the veranda with a drink or in his own bed
(b) taking a suicide pill
(c) out in the meadow with his wife
(d) shoot himself in the head

10. 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

11. What plants does Mary want around the house?
(a) ones that will come up fast
(b) ones that will survive not being wateres
(c) ones that take years to mature
(d) ones that they can eat

12. What is the southernmost major city in the world?
(a) Manilla
(b) Melbourne
(c) Rio de Jainerio
(d) Aukland

13. What will happen when the radiation covers the Southern hemisphere?
(a) it will be safe to head north
(b) everyone on Earth will be dead
(c) global warming will cause floods
(d) rabbits and dogs will die first

14. Where do Lt. Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy, his wife Mary, and baby daughter Jennifer live?
(a) in a bungalow not far from Falmouth, Australia
(b) in a flat over a pharmacy
(c) on the Navy Base at Flamouth
(d) in a hotel in Melbourne

15. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?
(a) next September
(b) next year
(c) next June or July
(d) next week

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moira's father ask Dwight?

2. Why does Peter ride his bicycle to Mr. Paul's farm?

3. How long did the nuclear war last in the Northern hemisphere?

4. For how long did the Russians and Chinese figure nuclear bombs would render land uninhabitable?

5. What are some people putting on top of Mount Kosciusko?

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