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

2. The narrator of Part II: “Wonderland” invites the reader to call him by what nickname?
(a) Zombie.
(b) Ringer.
(c) Evan.
(d) Dumbo.

3. At what age was the Silencer when the Other inside him awoke, according to the narrator in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

4. What kind of gun does Cassie carry with her when she goes to the gas station in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 3?
(a) An AK-47.
(b) An M-16.
(c) A Smith & Wesson revolver.
(d) A Beretta pistol.

5. In the narrator’s metaphor for war in Part III: “Silencer,” what does he refer to as “the battlefield”?
(a) “His reason.”
(b) “The Earth.”
(c) “[Cassie’s] face.”
(d) “His heart.”

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 13, Cassie compares the plight of the survivors of the EPM attack as being like the Japanese survivors of what event?

4. What friend of Cassie’s is shot by a soldier at the camp, who then turns his gun on Cassie but she shoots him first in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

5. When the doctor takes Ben to see one of the “infested” in Part II: “Wonderland,” the person strapped to the chair with electrodes connected to him is whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Cassie’s family travel after the death of Mrs. Sullivan? How far was their journey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who encourages Zombie to enroll in the military in Part II: “Wonderland”? How does Zombie respond?

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