1. 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 dog.”
(b) “The smartest amoeba.”
(c) “Flecks of sand.”
(d) “The MENSA school.”

2. What item does Ben keep as a memento of his sister Sissy that he was unable to save in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) A China doll.
(b) A gold bracelet.
(c) A silver locket.
(d) A teddy bear.

3. What is Ben’s last name in the novel?
(a) Williams.
(b) Sullivan.
(c) Parish.
(d) Walker.

4. What does the Silencer do at the end of Part III: “Silencer,” Chapter 31?
(a) He stabs Cassie.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He shoots Cassie again.

5. How old was Ben’s sister Sissy when she was abducted and Ben was unable to save her?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend of Cassie’s is shot by a soldier at the camp, who then turns his gun on Cassie but she shoots him first in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

2. What does Cassie call the blinking orb-like bomb left behind by the soldiers in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

3. What does Ben call the doctor who treats him in the plague-infested ward of the military hospital in Part II: “Wonderland”?

4. Who kills Cassie’s father in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

5. 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”?

(see the answer key)

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