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

2. How many family members does Evan say were in his family including his mother and father in Part IV: “Mayfly”?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

3. What is Ben’s last name in the novel?
(a) Walker.
(b) Williams.
(c) Parish.
(d) Sullivan.

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

5. In Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 13, Cassie compares the plight of the survivors of the EPM attack as being like the Japanese survivors of what event?
(a) The nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
(b) The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
(c) The Civil War of 1519.
(d) The invasion of the Kahn Dynasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Cassie’s father in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

2. What color does the thermometer glow when one of the children has fever in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38?

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

4. How old is Cassie’s little brother in the novel?

5. What is the name of the guy who Ben shared his tent with before he became ill in Part II: “Wonderland”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Part IV: “Mayfly”? Where is the protagonist located in the opening of Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 32?

2. What does Ben’s silver locket symbolize in the novel?

3. What information does Cassie relate to Evan of her observations after the attack in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

4. How are the first attacks by the Others described in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

5. Where is Cassie Sullivan when she awakens in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33? How is the setting described?

6. What does Zombie learn from his encounter with Chris in Part II: “Wonderland”?

7. What does the Silencer do when Cassie stands up in Part III: “Silencer”?

8. Whom does Cassie Sullivan kill in Part I: “The Last Historian”? What does she discover about this character after he’s been shot?

9. Where does Zombie meet Dr. Pam in Part II: “Wonderland”? How does he feel about this character?

10. What information does Zombie learn about alien technology in Part II: “Wonderland” from Dr. Pam?

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