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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 medic on Zombie’s squad in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?
(a) Oompa.
(b) Ringer.
(c) Flintstone.
(d) Dumbo.

2. 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) “Yesterday.”
(b) “Armageddon.”
(c) “Murder.”
(d) “Infestation.”

3. What does Evan do as he and Cassie leave the farmhouse in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 66?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) He calls his mother.
(c) He signals for the mother ship.
(d) He burns it down.

4. What are the silver metal tubes that Cassie finds and takes in the armory in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?
(a) Atomic bombs.
(b) ID cards.
(c) Gun silencers.
(d) Hand grenades.

5. What does Zombie take from Kistner after knocking him out in Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 78?
(a) His jewelry.
(b) His knife.
(c) His microchip.
(d) His clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the number that Cassie gives when the authority figure demands it in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

2. What does the narrator of Part XII: “Because of Kistner” say “looked at me and I looked back at it” in the opening of the chapter?

3. From how many wounds is the narrator bleeding in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?

4. In Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 71, Evan tells Cassie, “Wright-Patterson isn’t a prison camp, Cassie.” What does he say it is instead?

5. Who burned the library at Alexandria, according to Vosch in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 85?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What theme dominates Part VII: “The Heart to Kill” How is this theme illustrated?

4. What does Cassie find in the barn at Evan’s farm in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”? How does she react?

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

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

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

8. How does Evan respond when Cassie confronts him about what she found in the barn in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”?

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

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

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