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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. For how many years does the narrator say the assassin has been doing his work, since the Other awakened inside him, in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

3. 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?
(a) 1 foot deep.
(b) 10 feet deep.
(c) 3 feet deep.
(d) 6 inches deep.

4. Cassie is said to stand a little over what height in bare feet in Part III: “Silencer”?
(a) 5’2”.
(b) 5’4”.
(c) 5’8”.
(d) 6'.

5. What is the name of the guy who Ben shared his tent with before he became ill in Part II: “Wonderland”?
(a) Ringer.
(b) Nugget.
(c) Dumbo.
(d) Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fraction of the surviving population does the doctor say are actually infested by the Others in Part II: “Wonderland”?

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

3. In the opening of Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33, Cassie says, “This place can’t be Heaven. It doesn’t have” what?

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

5. What are the names of Cassie’s neighbors that packed up their camper and split during the 1st Wave?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How is the setting of Camp Ashpit described in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 13?

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

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

6. How is Cassie’s father killed in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

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

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

9. How is the character of Ringer described in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

10. How do Sammy and Ben come to meet in Part VI: “The Human Clay”? By what name is Sammy called?

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