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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the big man that first greets the children when the buses arrive at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?
(a) Major Bill.
(b) Major Bob.
(c) Major Jim.
(d) Major Tom.

2. The little girl who is sitting across from Sammy on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38 is named what?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Julie.
(c) Emily.
(d) Megan.

3. 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) Ringer.
(b) Crisco.
(c) Evan.
(d) Oompa.

4. How old does the narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” say he is?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

5. 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.

6. When the doctor takes Ben to see one of the “infested” in Part II: “Wonderland,” the person strapped to the chair with electrodes connected to him is whom?
(a) Nugget.
(b) Ringer.
(c) Evan.
(d) Chris.

7. What does Cassie describe as “number one on the ‘How do I know if I’m alive?’ checklist” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?
(a) Whether or not she’s breathing.
(b) Whether she can scream.
(c) Whether or not she can stand up.
(d) Whether she can hear her heartbeat.

8. 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) 116.
(b) 59.
(c) 75.
(d) 42.

9. The narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” invites the reader to call him by what nickname?
(a) Dumbo.
(b) Evan.
(c) Ringer.
(d) Zombie.

10. What are the names of Cassie’s neighbors that packed up their camper and split during the 1st Wave?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Majewskis.
(c) The Jeffersosn.
(d) The Andersons.

11. Who is described among Zombie’s squad members as the youngest squad member and “the meanest seven-year-old you’ll ever meet, the most gung ho of all of us” in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Poundcake.
(b) Flintstone.
(c) Teacup.
(d) Oompa.

12. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that she was named after what?
(a) A hotel in Naples.
(b) A constellation.
(c) A Hindu goddess.
(d) A river in Greece.

13. Zombie says in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 42 that the morning he left the convalescent ward he traded in his flimsy gown for what?
(a) A yellow jumpsuit.
(b) A blue jumpsuit.
(c) A white jumpsuit.
(d) A green jumpsuit.

14. What name does Zombie call his squad leader in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Poundcake.
(b) Flintstone.
(c) Teacup.
(d) Oompa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ben’s last name in the novel?

2. Where was Evan going to study engineering after graduating high school, according to the narrator in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 36?

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

4. In the narrator’s metaphor for war in Part III: “Silencer,” what does he refer to as “the battlefield”?

5. What does Evan tell Cassie his last name is in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?

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