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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
(b) The Civil War of 1519.
(c) The invasion of the Kahn Dynasty.
(d) The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

2. What is the name of the soldier that Cassie kills after he shoots her friend in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 21?
(a) Corporal Smith.
(b) Corporal Nugget.
(c) Corporal Branch.
(d) Corporal Vosch.

3. Of Cassie, what does the narrator say “crystallized her reason, hardened her will, clarified her options” in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) “Loyalty.”
(b) “Love.”
(c) “Murder.”
(d) “Fear.”

4. Who is described in Zombie’s squad as “the eight-year-old who never talks, but who’s our best shot by far” in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43?
(a) Flintstone.
(b) Poundcake.
(c) Teacup.
(d) Oompa.

5. Part III: “Silencer,” the narrator uses a metaphor for war, describing the war as what part of the Silencer?
(a) His heart.
(b) His hands.
(c) His brain.
(d) His feet.

6. 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?
(a) “Listen and follow.”
(b) “Remember and colors.”
(c) “Lost and found.”
(d) “Obey and commit.”

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

8. What is Colonel Vosch’s first name?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Henry.
(c) Andrew.
(d) William.

9. What does Cassie discover the soldier she has shot is holding in his hand in the end of Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 5?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A flower.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A revolver.

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

11. What does Cassie call the blinking orb-like bomb left behind by the soldiers in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
(a) “The Ted.”
(b) “The Eye.”
(c) “The Dorothy.”
(d) “The Silencer.”

12. What was Zombie’s name prior to the alien invasion?
(a) Ben Parish.
(b) Ben Sullivan.
(c) James Anderson.
(d) Evan Walker.

13. The convoy of soldiers that arrive with the school buses full of children in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 17 is from what base?
(a) Arnold Air Force Base.
(b) Ellsworth Air Force Base.
(c) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
(d) Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.

14. What does Evan tell Cassie his last name is in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?
(a) Parish.
(b) Sullivan.
(c) Williams.
(d) Walker.

15. Zombie says in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43, “Reznik is an equal-opportunity” what?
(a) “Sadist.”
(b) “Jury.”
(c) “Convict.”
(d) “Marksman.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Evan’s eyes described as being in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

2. Who does Cassie say she called “a sicko for trying to give me a corpse’s jewelry” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 34?

3. Sammy is given a card with what number on it in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?

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

5. In the opening of Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33, Cassie says, “This place can’t be Heaven. It doesn’t have” what?

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