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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. The young cadet called “Nugget” is actually what character in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Evan.
2. What is “P and D” said to stand for in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Processing and disposal.
(b) Penalty and discipline.
(c) Proof and dismissal.
(d) Priority and discovery.
3. For how many years does the narrator say the assassin has been doing his work, since the Other awakened inside him, in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.
4. In the opening of Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 1, the narrator says, “The Others are so far ahead of us, it’s like comparing the dumbest human to” what?
(a) “The smartest amoeba.”
(b) “Flecks of sand.”
(c) “The MENSA school.”
(d) “The smartest dog.”
5. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that the 3rd Wave took out more than how many people?
(a) 8 billion.
(b) 3.5 billion.
(c) 4.5 million.
(d) 2 million.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the two words that comprise “rule number two” that is announced to the children when they arrive at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?
2. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?
3. What does Cassie describe as “number one on the ‘How do I know if I’m alive?’ checklist” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?
4. What does Cassie call the camp where she and her family took refuge during the first attacks in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
5. What does Cassie call the blinking orb-like bomb left behind by the soldiers in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place when Sammy meets Dr. Pam in Part V: “The Winnowing”?
2. How does the narrative perspective change in Part III: “Silencer”?
3. What is significant about the changed perspective that is seen in Part III: “Silencer”?
4. What is the significance of the title of Part V: “The Winnowing”?
5. How is Cassie’s father killed in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
6. What does the Silencer do when Cassie stands up in Part III: “Silencer”?
7. What kinds of literary allusions are seen in Parts I through III of The 5th Wave?
8. How does the narrative perspective change in Part V: “The Winnowing”? What setting is described in Chapter 37?
9. Who narrates Part VI: “The Human Clay”? How does this character introduce himself?
10. How are the first attacks by the Others described in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
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