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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 color is Evan’s eyes described as being in Part IV: “Mayfly”?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

2. Zombie says in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43, “Reznik is an equal-opportunity” what?
(a) “Jury.”
(b) “Sadist.”
(c) “Convict.”
(d) “Marksman.”

3. What color does the thermometer glow when one of the children has fever in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

4. Who does Cassie say she called “a sicko for trying to give me a corpse’s jewelry” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 34?
(a) Zombie.
(b) Reznik.
(c) Crisco.
(d) Hutchfield.

5. Who is described among Zombie’s squad members as the youngest squad member and “the meanest seven-year-old you’ll ever meet, the most gung ho of all of us” in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Teacup.
(b) Poundcake.
(c) Oompa.
(d) Flintstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zombie’s squad number in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43?

2. What is Colonel Vosch’s first name?

3. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?

4. What does the Silencer do at the end of Part III: “Silencer,” Chapter 31?

5. Sammy tells the girl who’s sitting across from him on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38 that his name is Sam, but that everyone calls him Sammy except for Cassie. What does Cassie call him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative perspective change in Part V: “The Winnowing”? What setting is described in Chapter 37?

2. What takes place when Sammy meets Dr. Pam in Part V: “The Winnowing”?

3. Who brings Sammy food on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing”? What does this character tell Sammy about their destination?

4. What does Cassie do after her father has been killed in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

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

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

7. Who encourages Zombie to enroll in the military in Part II: “Wonderland”? How does Zombie respond?

8. Who narrates Part II: “Wonderland”? How does this character introduce himself?

9. How are the children divided after they exit the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing”?

10. How is the character of Ringer described in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

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