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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that she took lessons in what, saying that they far outdid dance classes in terms of developing grace?
(a) Yoga lessons.
(b) Archery lessons.
(c) Mountain-climbing lessons.
(d) Karate lessons.

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. Hutchfield.
(b) Dr. Vosch.
(c) Dr. Pam.
(d) Dr. Smith

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

4. Sammy tells the girl who’s sitting across from him on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38 that his name is Sam, but that everyone calls him Sammy except for Cassie. What does Cassie call him?
(a) Sams.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Bubba.
(d) Snickers.

5. What kind of animal perches outside the woman’s window as she dreams in the novel’s Prologue: “Intrusion: 1995”?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A cat.
(c) A crow.
(d) An owl.

6. 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 nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
(d) The invasion of the Kahn Dynasty.

7. What is Cassie wearing when she begins to regain consciousness in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?
(a) A silk kimono and flannel pajamas.
(b) A floral-printed cotton nightie.
(c) A men’s dress shirt and boxer shorts.
(d) A winter coat and blue jeans.

8. 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 green jumpsuit.
(b) A white jumpsuit.
(c) A yellow jumpsuit.
(d) A blue jumpsuit.

9. What color does the thermometer glow when one of the children has fever in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

10. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 3, “The first rule of surviving the 4th Wave is” what?
(a) “Don’t touch anything.”
(b) “Don’t trust anyone.”
(c) “Don’t breathe the air.”
(d) “Kill anything that moves.”

11. What does Cassie say her full first name is in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 2?
(a) Cassidy.
(b) Cassuela.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Cassiopeia.

12. Who kills Cassie’s father in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
(a) Mrs. Sullivan.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Colonel Vosch.
(d) Evan.

13. How does Evan say he found Cassie in Part IV: “Mayfly”?
(a) He saw steam coming from the car.
(b) He saw buzzards circling her.
(c) He heard her whimpering.
(d) He followed the sound of gunshots.

14. 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) Ellsworth Air Force Base.
(b) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
(c) Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.
(d) Arnold Air Force Base.

15. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that the 3rd Wave took out more than how many people?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 3.5 billion.
(c) 8 billion.
(d) 4.5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Silencer do at the end of Part III: “Silencer,” Chapter 31?

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. The narrator says in Part III: “Silencer,” “Humans are social animals. They cluster like” what?

4. The big man that greets the children at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39 tells them that “rule number one” is what?

5. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?

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