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On the Beach

Nevil Shute

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Chapter Four Quiz

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1 of 5
What are Peter and Mary planning?

To get a divorce
To start a garden
To move towns
To have another baby

2 of 5
What do the radio messages signal to Peter and Dwight?

That people may be alive in Seattle
The radiation is worsening
The war is over
The nuclear levels are rising

3 of 5
What are people preserving across Australia?

Their homes
Their organs
Their books
Their gasoline

4 of 5
What does Dwight see for the first time in Australia that reminds him of home?

Trees
Horses
A fishing rod
A pogo stick

5 of 5
Why does Mr. Davidson think people are not fleeing to Melbourne?

They're too old
They're too poor
They hate the south
They're in denial

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