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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Zombie’s squad as “the eight-year-old who never talks, but who’s our best shot by far” in Part VI: “The Human Clay,” Chapter 43?

2. In the narrator’s metaphor for war in Part III: “Silencer,” what does he refer to as “the battlefield”?

3. Who is the unofficial leader at the camp where Cassie is staying in the flashback in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapter 14?

4. What is Cassie wearing when she begins to regain consciousness in Part IV: “Mayfly,” Chapter 33?

5. The young cadet called “Nugget” is actually what character in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Pam inject into Zombie’s neck in Part II: “Wonderland”? Why?

2. Describe Sammy’s initial “processing” in Part V: “The Winnowing.” Where is he taken?

3. How is the reality of life at Camp Haven described in Part VI: “The Human Clay”?

4. What causes Mr. Sullivan to finally express suspicion of the objectives of the authority figures in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

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

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

7. Who encourages Zombie to enroll in the military in Part II: “Wonderland”? How does Zombie respond?

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

9. How are the first attacks by the Others described in Part I: “The Last Historian”?

10. How is Cassie Sullivan described from the perspective of the Silencer in Part III: “Silencer”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family and Love in The 5th Wave

a. Discuss the theme of family in the novel. How many characters in the story have lost a family member during the alien attacks? How have these losses affected the characters?

b. How do the themes of family and love act as catalysts for the protagonists in the story? How does Cassie relate to these themes? How does Evan? How do Ben and Sammy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Cassie Sullivan as the protagonist in The 5th Wave. How old is Cassie? Do you relate to this character? Why or why not? What can you ascertain of Cassie’s character based on her narrative style in the first chapters of the book? How does Cassie’s character evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Define “irony” in literature and the different forms of irony: verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Discuss some examples of irony seen in The 5th Wave. What types of irony is each of these examples? What purpose does the irony serve?

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