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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. Who is the unofficial leader at the camp where Cassie is staying in the flashback in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 14?
(a) Crisco.
(b) Ringer.
(c) Hutchfield.
(d) Oompa.

2. 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) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
(b) Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.
(c) Arnold Air Force Base.
(d) Ellsworth Air Force Base.

3. What does Cassie say her full first name is in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 2?
(a) Cassuela.
(b) Cassidy.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Cassiopeia.

4. Who in Zombie’s squad is described in Part VI: “The Human Clay” as “the chubby kid with the crooked teeth who’s last in every drill but first in chow line”?
(a) Teacup.
(b) Oompa.
(c) Poundcake.
(d) Flintstone.

5. What color is Evan’s eyes described as being in Part IV: “Mayfly”?
(a) Brown.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer 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?

2. 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?

3. What kind of animal perches outside the woman’s window as she dreams in the novel’s Prologue: “Intrusion: 1995”?

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

5. How old does the narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” say he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Cassie Sullivan kill in Part I: “The Last Historian”? What does she discover about this character after he’s been shot?

2. What does Ben’s silver locket symbolize in the novel?

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

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

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

6. What kinds of literary allusions are seen in Parts I through III of The 5th Wave?

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

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

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

10. What does the teddy bear that Cassie carries in the novel represent symbolically?

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