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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how big is the trap door described as to the Berg headquarters in Chapter 30?

2. What color are the thrusters on the Berg described as in Chapter 30?

3. How long ago does the old man in the bunker room say they chose a settlement as a test in Chapter 33?

4. How does one of the pursuers manage to break into the Berg as it lifts off in Chapter 44?

5. Where does the pilot say "those jacks... couldn't care less about us" in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attacks Mark as he goes to join Alec in the cockpit in Chapter 44? How does Alec save Mark?

2. What does Alec deduce as he and Mark follow the path of the others in Chapter 29?

3. What objectives do Mark and Alec set out in Chapter 32?

4. What do Mark and Alec overhear once they've entered the Berg headquarters in Chapter 31?

5. What leads Mark to deduce that he has the Flare virus in Chapter 43?

6. What happens in the New York tunnels in Mark's dream/flashback in Chapter 35?

7. Where has Alec landed the Berg in Chapter 45? What do he and Mark discuss after the landing?

8. Who is the first person that Alec shoots with a Transvice in Chapter 49? What happens when the man is shot?

9. Describe Mark's battle with the male pilot in Chapter 42. How does Mark overcome the pilot?

10. What leads up to Lana's death in Chapter 55? Who kills Lana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Alec in the novel. How old is Alec? What was Alec's former profession? How does Alec's former profession play into his actions in The Kill Order?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Berg that lands in Mark and Alec's settlement in the beginning of the novel. Who emerges from the Berg and what do they do? How do Alec and Mark manage to take down the Berg? What do they discover once they have taken it down?

Essay Topic 3

How do Misty and the Toad die in the narrative? For how long are they ill before they die? How do their deaths impact the other characters? What do their deaths foreshadow in the novel?

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