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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. Why is Philip Adler unable to keep his promise to himself about Lang?

2. What animals were too inconsistent in smelling out zombies during the war?

3. What does Maria Zhuganova claim her country now has?

4. According to Sardar Khanin, who destroys the pass?

5. What does Kondo Tatsumi see in Tomonaga Ijiro's path?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kwang Jingshu feel about life and China after the war?

2. How is Todd Wainio coping with life after the war?

3. What do Philip Adler and Jurgen Warmbrunn have in common in Chapter 8?

4. Explain the importance of Radio Free Earth during the war.

5. Explain why the pass in India needs to be destroyed, according to Sardar Khanin.

6. Why does the author end with Todd Wainio's story?

7. Explain the importance of Tomonaga Ijiro to Japan after the war?

8. Explain the changes to the military after the announcement to go to war, according to Todd Wainio.

9. What will happen to Breckinridge Scott after the war?

10. How does Kondo Tatsumi feel about Tomonaga Ijiro according to Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the military perspective of the outbreak and war with the civilian perspective of the outbreak and war.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the final scene of World War Z. Why does the author end the story with this scene? How does this ending scene leave the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the motif of "blame" in World War Z, including an explanation of what a motif is. Explain who is blamed for the war, why they are blamed, and by whom. Use specific examples from the story to support your claims.

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