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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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. Pam.
(c) Dr. Parker.
(d) Dr. Vosch.

4. The paperback books that Cassie takes with her when she sets out from her home in Part I: “The Last Historian” are Huckleberry Finn and what?
(a) Where the Sidewalk Ends.
(b) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(c) On the Road.
(d) A Wrinkle in Time.

5. What color hair is Cassie described as having in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) Strawberry blond.
(b) Jet black.
(c) Silvery blond.
(d) Dark auburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Reznik is described as having what position at the military camp in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 42?

3. What color does the thermometer glow when one of the children has fever in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38?

4. What fraction of the surviving population does the doctor say are actually infested by the Others in Part II: “Wonderland”?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cassie’s situation described when the narrative returns to the present at the end of Part I: “The Last Historian”? What is Cassie’s objective?

2. How are the first attacks by the Others described in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

3. How is the reality of life at Camp Haven described in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

4. Who is the narrator in Part I: “The Last Historian”? What information is related to the reader in the first chapters of the story?

5. Who arrives to take the children from Camp Ashpit in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapters 13-24? Why?

6. How does the narrative perspective change in Part III: “Silencer”?

7. What does Cassie do after her father has been killed in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

8. Where does Zombie meet Dr. Pam in Part II: “Wonderland”? How does he feel about this character?

9. What does Dr. Pam inject into Zombie’s neck in Part II: “Wonderland”? Why?

10. What does Evan Walker reveal about his family in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 35?

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