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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shots does the Silencer fire at Cassie in the opening of Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. What does Cassie describe as “number one on the ‘How do I know if I’m alive?’ checklist” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?
(a) Whether or not she’s breathing.
(b) Whether she can scream.
(c) Whether or not she can stand up.
(d) Whether she can hear her heartbeat.

3. What name does Zombie call his squad leader in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Teacup.
(b) Oompa.
(c) Flintstone.
(d) Poundcake.

4. The paperback books that Cassie takes with her when she sets out from her home in Part I: “The Last Historian” are Huckleberry Finn and what?
(a) A Wrinkle in Time.
(b) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(c) Where the Sidewalk Ends.
(d) On the Road.

5. How many people does Cassie say were at the camp, not counting the kids who left on the buses, in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 23?
(a) 42.
(b) 75.
(c) 116.
(d) 59.

6. What does the narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” call the illness he is infected with?
(a) The Red Death.
(b) The Green Death.
(c) The Blue Plague.
(d) The Z Virus.

7. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 5’2”.
(b) 6'.
(c) 5’8”.
(d) 5’4”.

8. What was Zombie’s name prior to the alien invasion?
(a) Ben Parish.
(b) Evan Walker.
(c) James Anderson.
(d) Ben Sullivan.

9. In the opening of Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 1, the narrator says, “The Others are so far ahead of us, it’s like comparing the dumbest human to” what?
(a) “The smartest amoeba.”
(b) “Flecks of sand.”
(c) “The smartest dog.”
(d) “The MENSA school.”

10. What item does Ben keep as a memento of his sister Sissy that he was unable to save in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) A silver locket.
(b) A gold bracelet.
(c) A China doll.
(d) A teddy bear.

11. Sammy is given a card with what number on it in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 49.

12. What are the names of Cassie’s neighbors that packed up their camper and split during the 1st Wave?
(a) The Majewskis.
(b) The Smiths.
(c) The Jeffersosn.
(d) The Andersons.

13. What is the name of the guy who Ben shared his tent with before he became ill in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) Ringer.
(b) Nugget.
(c) Dumbo.
(d) Chris.

14. What does the Silencer do at the end of Part III: “Silencer,” Chapter 31?
(a) He shoots Cassie again.
(b) He stabs Cassie.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He runs away.

15. What is “P and D” said to stand for in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Proof and dismissal.
(b) Priority and discovery.
(c) Penalty and discipline.
(d) Processing and disposal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben call the doctor who treats him in the plague-infested ward of the military hospital in Part II: “Wonderland”?

2. At what time does Zombie say the cadets at Camp Haven dress and prep bunks for inspection in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

3. In the narrator’s metaphor for war in Part III: “Silencer,” what does he refer to as “the battlefield”?

4. Part III: “Silencer,” the narrator uses a metaphor for war, describing the war as what part of the Silencer?

5. Reznik is described as having what position at the military camp in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 42?

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