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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 is Sammy wearing around his neck in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 83?
(a) A pocket-watch on a chain.
(b) A heart-shaped locket.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A glowing necklace.

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

3. 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?
(a) “Not friendly.”
(b) “Not human.”
(c) “Not aliens.”
(d) “Not the enemy.”

4. What does Colonel Vosch say is “the secret to victory” in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 85?
(a) “Understanding how your enemy thinks.”
(b) “Conquering the enemy’s children.”
(c) “Winnowing down the enemy’s resolve.”
(d) “Annihilating the enemy.”

5. Who is the first of the soldiers in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance” to remove the microchip from their neck?
(a) Dumbo.
(b) Tank.
(c) Ringer.
(d) Nugget.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is sitting next to Zombie when he awakens in the hospital at Camp Haven in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

3. What does the narrator say the hospital sounds like “as it’s torn apart” in Part XII: “Because of Kistner”?

4. What term do the soldiers use to refer to humans that are infected in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

5. Evan and Cassie decide to take a dirt road that leads to what highway, which they’ll then follow to Wright-Patterson in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 67?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles are faced by the narrator in the course of Part X: “A Thousand Ways”?

2. What aspect of Evan’s physicality causes Cassie to doubt his intentions in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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