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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. What is Zombie’s squad number in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43?
(a) Squad 53.
(b) Squad 49.
(c) Squad 12.
(d) Squad 544.

2. Where was Evan going to study engineering after graduating high school, according to the narrator in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 36?
(a) Clemson.
(b) Duke University.
(c) LSU.
(d) Kent State.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is “P and D” said to stand for in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

2. How many shots does the Silencer fire at Cassie in the opening of Part III: “Silencer”?

3. Zombie says in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43, “Reznik is an equal-opportunity” what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Part IV: “Mayfly”? Where is the protagonist located in the opening of Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 32?

2. What is significant about the changed perspective that is seen in Part III: “Silencer”?

3. What conclusion does Evan reach after hearing of Cassie’s story and objective in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

4. Who narrates Part VI: “The Human Clay”? How does this character introduce himself?

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

6. What causes Cassie’s internal conflicts in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

7. What is the literary genre of The 5th Wave? Where does the novel open? How is the setting described?

8. How does the narrative perspective change in Part V: “The Winnowing”? What setting is described in Chapter 37?

9. How are the members of Squad 53 described in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

10. Describe Sammy’s initial “processing” in Part V: “The Winnowing.” Where is he taken?

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