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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 phrase do the soldiers use to describe someone who is losing their mind in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?
(a) “Going AWOL.”
(b) “Going Green.”
(c) “Going Dark.”
(d) “Going Dorothy.”

2. What does the narrator of Part XII: “Because of Kistner” say is his/her “first clear memory” in the opening of the chapter?
(a) “Shooting.”
(b) “Crying.”
(c) “Running.”
(d) “Screaming.”

3. The narrator in the opening of Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 78 says, “The minute Vosch leaves, a clock inside my head begins to tick. No, not a clock. More like a timer ticking down to” what?
(a) “Armageddon.”
(b) “Murder.”
(c) “Yesterday.”
(d) “Infestation.”

4. Who does the narrator see reaching her hand out in the dark in the end of Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Sissy.
(d) Melissa.

5. What is described as “Step Five” in Zombie’s escape plan in Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 79?
(a) “The tracker.”
(b) “Nugget.”
(c) “Call home.”
(d) “Kill Kistner.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The three people that Cassie finds that have been shot by Evan in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 69 are described as no older than what age?

2. What conclusion does the narrator reach regarding the explosions in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?

3. Sammy tells Cassie in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 83 that who says they’re going to escape on a big plane?

4. Of humankind, the narrator says in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 87, “You’re beating plowshares into swords, Vosch. You are remaking us. We are the clay, and you are” whom?

5. How does Evan say Lauren killed herself in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill,” Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Part X: “A Thousand Ways”? What is the setting that opens this section of the novel?

2. How does Cassie progress in making her way into the compound in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

3. How does Evan explain his relationship to the Others in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain”?

4. How does the author effectively build tension in the narrative in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?

5. What does Cassie promise herself as she makes her way toward Sammy in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

6. How is Squad 53’s arrival on the battlefield described in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

7. Where does Evan go every evening in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”? Why?

8. What choice is Cassie given in order to save Sammy in Part XIII: “The Black Hole”?

9. Where is Zombie traveling in the opening of Part XII: “Because of Kistner,” Chapter 81?

10. How do the protagonists of the novel escape in the ending of Part XIII: “The Black Hole”?

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