1. How many people does Cassie say were at the camp, not counting the kids who left on the buses, in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 23?
(a) 59.
(b) 116.
(c) 75.
(d) 42.

2. What does Ben call the doctor who treats him in the plague-infested ward of the military hospital in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) Dr. Smith
(b) Dr. Hutchfield.
(c) Dr. Vosch.
(d) Dr. Pam.

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

4. What kind of car is Cassie hidden under in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 24?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) A Jeep.
(d) A Buick.

5. In Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 13, Cassie compares the plight of the survivors of the EPM attack as being like the Japanese survivors of what event?
(a) The Civil War of 1519.
(b) The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
(c) The invasion of the Kahn Dynasty.
(d) The nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

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

3. What fraction of the surviving population does the doctor say are actually infested by the Others in Part II: “Wonderland”?

4. How old does the narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” say he is?

5. What kind of animal perches outside the woman’s window as she dreams in the novel’s Prologue: “Intrusion: 1995”?

(see the answer key)

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