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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In church on Sunday, what does Dwight think about?
(a) Moira Davidson
(b) what his assignment will be
(c) how lonely he is
(d) his family in the United States

4. What are Dwight and Peter ordered not to do on the upcoming cruise?
(a) sail above the water
(b) bring anything or anyone contaminated on board the ship
(c) stay longer than planned
(d) tell the crew what their mission is

5. What does Moira do in Melbourne?
(a) vows to give up drinking
(b) rents an apartment
(c) tours the USS Scorpion
(d) meets Dwight at a hotel

6. What had the Swordfish done that everyone was talking about?
(a) broken the ice at the South Pole
(b) diffused a nuclear bomb that had not exploded
(c) sunk a Russian nuclear sub
(d) It pulled into its home port and found no one alive

7. What do they figure will go before Melbourne?
(a) India
(b) Africa and South America
(c) the Maldives
(d) Uraguay

8. What does the Prime Minister say they want from Dwight and his crew?
(a) to find some life in the north
(b) to set some new endurance records
(c) to return in good health
(d) to have a detailed report ready

9. What are the people of Melbourne doing to cope with the reality of pending death?
(a) having large family reunions
(b) attending church services
(c) pretending the threat does not exist
(d) having boisterous, uninhibited and lighthearted parties

10. What does Moira tell Dwight her occupation is?
(a) farmer
(b) stenography
(c) drinking alcohol
(d) waitress

11. How did the war escalate?
(a) when Japan joined the conflict
(b) the nuclear fallout began affecting other countries
(c) other countries seeing a chance to gain territory
(d) no one really knows

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

13. Why does Peter not hold out much hope for a naval assignment?
(a) there is nothing the ships can do
(b) there are only seven small ships left in the Navy
(c) there is not enough fuel to operate ships
(d) there are too many officers ahead of him

14. What does Dwight say he plans on doing once he returns to Mystic, Connecticut?
(a) writing a book
(b) retiring from the Navy
(c) getting a sailboat
(d) opening a shop

15. What does Moira say about the way people are going on with their lives?
(a) no one believes the end will come
(b) that's the way Australians are
(c) keeping busy helps everyone prepare
(d) she's not brave enough to do that

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Peter and John meet at the Pastoral Club in Melbourne?

2. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?

3. Where does Peter have an appointment?

4. What is Mary's chief concern at this point?

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

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