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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. At what time does Zombie say the cadets at Camp Haven dress and prep bunks for inspection in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

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

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

4. The little girl who is sitting across from Sammy on the bus in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 38 is named what?
(a) Megan.
(b) Emily.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sarah.

5. Cassie says in Part I: “The Last Historian” that she was named after what?
(a) A river in Greece.
(b) A hotel in Naples.
(c) A constellation.
(d) A Hindu goddess.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Cassie is said to be how old in Part III: “Silencer”?

3. 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?

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

5. Sammy is given a card with what number on it in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What takes place when Sammy meets Dr. Pam in Part V: “The Winnowing”?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What does Zombie learn from his encounter with Chris in Part II: “Wonderland”?

8. How did Cassie’s family perceive the aliens when they first arrived, as seen through flashback in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

9. What is the significance of the title of Part V: “The Winnowing”?

10. Who narrates Part II: “Wonderland”? How does this character introduce himself?

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