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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. Where does the narrator meet Todd Wainio?

2. Why was T. Sean Collins in Long Island during the Panic?

3. What did citizens of South Africa think of Paul Redeker?

4. According to Grover Carlson, why was Breckinridge Scott's vaccine pushed through the FDA?

5. What was the name of Breckinridge Scott's vaccine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Phalanx?

2. Explain how the outbreak spread to Paris.

3. Give three examples of civilians panicking at the beginning of Chapter 3.

4. How is the Israeli government first alerted to the epidemic, and how do they initially react?

5. Explain the relationship between Lang and Philip Adler.

6. How are politics affecting efforts to contain or eliminate the outbreak?

7. Explain how the U.S. government responded to the outbreak.

8. Describe the "New Community" settlement in which Mary Jo Miller lives in Troy, Montana.

9. Explain the Redeker Plan.

10. Explain what happened between Iran and Pakistan during the war.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many changes occur in the characters as a result of the outbreak and war. Choose one character from the story and explain how and why that character changed as a direct result of the outbreak and war.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief biography of Breckinridge Scott, and explain his role in the outbreak, Panic, and war. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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