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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time does Zombie say the cadets at Camp Haven dress and prep bunks for inspection in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

3. The young cadet called “Nugget” is actually what character in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Evan.

4. What is the name of the medic who gives Sammy candy and juice in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 37?
(a) Ringer.
(b) Parker.
(c) Dumbo.
(d) Evan.

5. 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) Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.
(c) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
(d) Ellsworth Air Force Base.

6. The girl sitting across from Sammy on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38 tells him that her little brother died. What was his name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Peter.
(c) Jack.
(d) Paul.

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

8. What does Cassie call the camp where she and her family took refuge during the first attacks in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
(a) Camp Heaven.
(b) Camp Ashpit.
(c) Camp Haven.
(d) Camp Evan.

9. What kind of gun does Cassie carry with her when she goes to the gas station in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 3?
(a) An AK-47.
(b) A Smith & Wesson revolver.
(c) A Beretta pistol.
(d) An M-16.

10. 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”?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cassie is sitting next to whom on the cot when the drone reappears in Cassie’s flashback in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 15?

2. What kind of car is Cassie hidden under in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 24?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the soldier that Cassie kills after he shoots her friend in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 21?

5. What gift does Cassie describe her father having given her on her twelfth birthday in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

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