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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) Ringer.
(b) Crisco.
(c) Hutchfield.
(d) Oompa.

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

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

4. Cassie says she rode out the worst part of the blizzard in the back of what vehicle in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 32?
(a) A Jeep Grand Cherokee.
(b) A Chrysler van.
(c) A Ford Explorer.
(d) A Humvee.

5. The young cadet called “Nugget” is actually what character in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?
(a) Ben.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Cassie.
(d) Evan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ben’s last name in the novel?

2. What is the name of the doctor that examines Sammy after his arrival at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing”?

3. What is the name of the soldier that Cassie kills after he shoots her friend in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 21?

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

5. What are the two words that comprise “rule number two” that is announced to the children when they arrive at Camp Haven in Part V: “The Winnowing,” Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cassie Sullivan described from the perspective of the Silencer in Part III: “Silencer”?

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

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

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

5. What information does Cassie relate to Evan of her observations after the attack in Part IV: “Mayfly”?

6. What does the Silencer do when Cassie stands up in Part III: “Silencer”?

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

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

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

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

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