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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 Cassie finds the room full of kids in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea,” what are they described as wearing?
(a) Black jumpsuits.
(b) Yellow jumpsuits.
(c) White jumpsuits.
(d) Green jumpsuits.

2. How many windows does the narrator describe exploding in the blast from the hospital in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

3. What does the narrator say the hospital sounds like “as it’s torn apart” in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?
(a) “An animal calling out for backup.”
(b) “An eagle giving birth.”
(c) “A living thing screaming.”
(d) “A woman sobbing.”

4. Kistner tells the narrator in Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 78 that they’ve gone to what threat level?
(a) Code Red.
(b) Code Green.
(c) Code Yellow.
(d) Code Blue.

5. The 5th Wave is described in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance” as what?
(a) A hydroponic meltdown.
(b) An infestation of the Plague.
(c) Humans killing humans.
(d) A nuclear meltdown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in Part XII: “Because of Kistner” says that who is dead?

2. What phrase do the soldiers use to describe someone who is losing their mind in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

3. What name does Cassie whisper in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 91, saying that it’s Evan’s name for her?

4. Where does Cassie tell Sammy their father is waiting for them in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 83?

5. All three of the people Cassie finds shot by Evan in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 69 are described as having been shot where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the protagonists of the novel escape in the ending of Part XIII: “The Black Hole”?

2. How does the author effectively build tension in the narrative in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?

3. What does Cassie find in the barn at Evan’s farm in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”? How does she react?

4. How does Evan explain his relationship to the Others in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain”?

5. What does Cassie promise herself as she makes her way toward Sammy in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

6. Where is Zombie traveling in the opening of Part XII: “Because of Kistner,” Chapter 81?

7. How does Cassie progress in making her way into the compound in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

8. What obstacles are faced by the narrator in the course of Part X: “A Thousand Ways”?

9. What aspect of Evan’s physicality causes Cassie to doubt his intentions in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”?

10. Who narrates Part X: “A Thousand Ways”? What is the setting that opens this section of the novel?

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