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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 does narrator say “is so loud, I can feel the hairs on the back of my neck vibrating” in the opening of Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?
(a) “The siren’s blare.”
(b) “The wolf’s howl.”
(c) “The screeching car.”
(d) “The screaming music.”

2. What is the number that Cassie gives when the authority figure demands it in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?
(a) T-53.
(b) T-49.
(c) T-62.
(d) T-12.

3. Who is the narrator of Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Evan.
(d) Zombie.

4. What does Zombie see sitting in the covered entranceway to the hospital at the end of Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 79?
(a) An army of Teds.
(b) Poundcake’s gun.
(c) The Eye.
(d) Cassie’s gun.

5. The 5th Wave is described in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance” as what?
(a) An infestation of the Plague.
(b) A hydroponic meltdown.
(c) A nuclear meltdown.
(d) Humans killing humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Cassie whisper in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 91, saying that it’s Evan’s name for her?

2. Cassie thinks to herself when she is ordered to halt in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea,” “There may be some human adults in positions of authority, but knowing Vosch, I doubt it. So if it’s an adult, and especially if it’s an officer, I think you can assume they are” what?

3. What is Cassie carrying the teddy bear in, in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea”?

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

5. When Cassie finds the room full of kids in Part XI: “The Infinite Sea,” what are they described as wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What discovery does Ringer and Zombie make on the battlefield in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

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

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

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