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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does the USS Swordfish report being submerged that might be a record?
(a) thirty-two days
(b) three weeks
(c) forty days
(d) six months

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

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

5. What weapons were used in the Russian-Chinese war?
(a) siberians and mongals
(b) hydrogen and cobalt bombs
(c) small atomic warheads
(d) dirty bombs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dwight announce for their next voyage?

2. What have Peter and Mary learned to do because of the shortages?

3. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?

4. What does Moira offer to do for Dwight?

5. Why does Mr. Davidson think people are not migrating south ahead of the radiation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the story begin?

2. How has the boisterous revelry of the townspeople changed over the past year?

3. How is Moira Davidson dealing with the eminent threat of death by radiation?

4. In what way does Dwight hold out some hope for the situation?

5. What is of special interest about the radio signals coming from around Seattle?

6. Tell what is known about the global nuclear war.

7. Why have methods of transportation changed in Australia?

8. What is notable about Mary's plans for her garden?

9. How has the war simplified life in Australia to a large extent?

10. Describe briefly what the story is about.

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