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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bubba.
(b) Sams.
(c) Snickers.
(d) Samuel.

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

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

4. The narrator says in Part III: “Silencer,” “Humans are social animals. They cluster like” what?
(a) “Bees.”
(b) “Wolves.”
(c) "Geese."
(d) “Cattle.”

5. What is Ben’s last name in the novel?
(a) Walker.
(b) Parish.
(c) Williams.
(d) Sullivan.

6. What gift does Cassie describe her father having given her on her twelfth birthday in Part I: “The Last Historian”?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A squirt gun.

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

8. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 5’4”.
(b) 5’2”.
(c) 5’8”.
(d) 6'.

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

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

11. Who does Cassie say she called “a sicko for trying to give me a corpse’s jewelry” in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 34?
(a) Hutchfield.
(b) Crisco.
(c) Reznik.
(d) Zombie.

12. What fraction of the surviving population does the doctor say are actually infested by the Others in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) 1/10.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/3.

13. 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) Karate lessons.
(b) Yoga lessons.
(c) Archery lessons.
(d) Mountain-climbing lessons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. On what floor of the hospital is Ben’s room in Part II: “Wonderland,” Chapter 30?

5. The young cadet called “Nugget” is actually what character in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

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