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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapters 37-41.

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) Crisco.
(b) Evan.
(c) Ringer.
(d) Oompa.

2. Who is the unofficial leader at the camp where Cassie is staying in the flashback in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 14?
(a) Ringer.
(b) Hutchfield.
(c) Oompa.
(d) Crisco.

3. In the narrator’s metaphor for war in Part III: “Silencer,” what does he refer to as “the battlefield”?
(a) “His heart.”
(b) “His reason.”
(c) “The Earth.”
(d) “[Cassie’s] face.”

4. Who is the group leader for the red group in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?
(a) Corporal Vosch.
(b) Corporal Walker.
(c) Corporal Parish.
(d) Corporal Parker.

5. By what name does Sammy refer to his grandmother in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 37?
(a) Memaw.
(b) Nan-Nan.
(c) Nana.
(d) Mawmaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Cassie, what does the narrator say “crystallized her reason, hardened her will, clarified her options” in Part III: “Silencer”?

2. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that she was named after what?

3. How many family members does Evan say were in his family including his mother and father in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

4. 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?

5. What color does the thermometer glow when one of the children has fever in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38?

(see the answer key)

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