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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 Bob.
(b) Major Bill.
(c) Major Tom.
(d) Major Jim.

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

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?
(a) “Flecks of sand.”
(b) “The smartest amoeba.”
(c) “The MENSA school.”
(d) “The smartest dog.”

4. How old is Cassie’s little brother in the novel?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the doctor that examines Sammy after his arrival at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing”?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. Vosch.
(c) Dr. Pam.
(d) Dr. Parker.

9. What does Ben call the doctor who treats him in the plague-infested ward of the military hospital in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) Dr. Pam.
(b) Dr. Vosch.
(c) Dr. Hutchfield.
(d) Dr. Smith

10. How deep does Cassie say the snow is on day two as she stays holed up in a vehicle during the blizzard in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 32?
(a) 10 feet deep.
(b) 3 feet deep.
(c) 1 foot deep.
(d) 6 inches deep.

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

12. 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 Vosch.
(b) Corporal Nugget.
(c) Corporal Branch.
(d) Corporal Smith.

13. On what floor of the hospital is Ben’s room in Part II: “Wonderland,” Chapter 30?
(a) The tenth floor.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The fourth floor.
(d) The sixth floor.

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

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

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. What does the narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” call the illness he is infected with?

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

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

5. What does Cassie say her full first name is in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 2?

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