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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. The narrator says in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 87, “That’s the flaw in Vosch’s master plan: If you don’t kill all of us all at once, those who remain will” what?

2. Who pushes a “kill button” on the electronic device and succeeds in breaking his own neck in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

3. Evan tells Cassie in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill,” Chapter 55, “You can’t make yourself believe anything. But you can” what?

4. 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”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Cassie go about infiltrating Camp Haven in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain”?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Evan Walker in The 5th Wave. How old is Evan? Where did he and his family live prior to the attacks? How does Evan describe his family? What is revealed about Evan’s character in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of “the Others” as presented in the novel. Why does Cassie use this term to refer to the alien life forms on Earth? What are the various connotations of this phrase? How is “the Other” used outside of the novel?

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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