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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. What does the cave smell like that the team in the desert finds?

2. Who brings Jack the missing code he needs?

3. What does the virus liquid that Jack proposes they drink smell like?

4. Which two people stay behind when the team goes to retrieve the isotopes?

5. Why is Jack's voice hoarse when he talks to Julia on Day 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the swarm look like when Jack first sees it?

2. How do Jack and Mae kill off the swarms?

3. Why are the isotopes that the team retrieves a potent weapon against the swarms?

4. What is Charley's health like when he joins the team for dinner on Day 6?

5. Why does Jack have a hard time believing that the swarm is capable of eating its prey?

6. Who does Jack see the swarm mimic when he is inside their nest?

7. How does Jack save Charley and himself and get back to the compound before the swarm can catch them?

8. Why is the team safest in the desert when the wind speed is high?

9. Why does Jack suggest they drink the brown sludge that comes from the bacteria tanks?

10. What does Julia look like after Jack manages to separate the swarm from her body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellen is a character who is supportive and intelligent. She is the one adult Jack feels like he can rely on. Write an essay detailing the ways in which Ellen is important to Jack, and how she affects any other characters and the plot. Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Julia and Jack share a tenuous relationship through most of the story. Write an essay that explores the relationship between Jack and Julia. What types of things does Julia accuse Jack of doing? Why is she seemingly harsher to him than he is to her? Is Julia justified in her accusations and actions? Why or why not? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is an element several of the characters experience. While some characters are more sacrificial than others, there are many instances of people trying to help each other in times of duress and need. Write an essay detailing the sacrificial actions some of the characters take for others. Which character sacrifices the most? How so? Explain. Which characters sacrifice the least? Why? Are there any characters that do nothing for anyone but themselves? If so, who is it and why do they do it? Provide specific examples from the text to support your position.

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