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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dwight say is coming in very evenly all around the world?
(a) a rise in air temperature
(b) a lowering of temperature
(c) the measles
(d) the radiation

3. How long did the nuclear war last in the Northern hemisphere?
(a) one week
(b) thirty-seven days
(c) six months
(d) one year

4. How does Dwight want to think about people in the Northern hemisphere?
(a) that they are all alive
(b) that they are all headed south
(c) that they have gone underground
(d) that the war never happened

5. What are Peter and Mary doing while Dwight and Moira attend church?
(a) planning a garden
(b) sailing a boat
(c) going for a swim
(d) digging a cellar

6. Why does Peter not take the car to Melbourne?
(a) there is very little gasoline left in the country
(b) the car needs some new parts
(c) the tires are flat
(d) the car refuses to start

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

8. Why does Dwight think forty percent of his crew will not return to the Scorpion?
(a) they cannot stand being submerged
(b) they want to die on land
(c) they are tired of useless trips
(d) they have Australian girlfriends

9. What does Dwight encourage Moira to do?
(a) to get a job or go to trade school
(b) to plan their meeting after the next voyage
(c) to go to Alcoholics anonymous
(d) to volunteer at a hsopital

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

11. Why are they quarantined on the Scorpion for a few days?
(a) just as a precaution
(b) to check thoroughly for contamination
(c) to lower the outside radiation levels
(d) an outbreak of measles

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

13. What assignment does Peter receive?
(a) commander of the H.M.A.S Melbourne
(b) paymaster for the Royal Australian Navy
(c) communications officer on the USS Swordfish
(d) liaison officer on the USS Scorpion

14. When does the story take place?
(a) 1944
(b) 1961
(c) 1970
(d) 1957

15. When had Dwight attended a briefing about the threat of war?
(a) just a week before it started
(b) one month before it broke out
(c) as early as a year ago
(d) the day it started

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lt. Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy, his wife Mary, and baby daughter Jennifer live?

2. What does Peter do as the sub returns to Melbourne?

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

4. What does Moira offer to do for Dwight?

5. How does Peter get to town and to the local farmer for milk?

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