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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. What word from Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 79 refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire?

2. Where has Cassie been shot in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”?

3. What does the narrator of Part XII: “Because of Kistner” say is his/her “first clear memory” in the opening of the chapter?

4. Who is hit through the side by a huge piece of shrapnel when Zombie throws the grenade in Part VIII: “The Spirit of Vengeance”?

5. How much time does the narrator of Part X: “A Thousand Ways,” Chapter 78 say he has until the bomb will go off at the chapter’s opening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 the relationship between Evan and Cassie progress in Part VII: “The Heart to Kill”?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the technology presented in Part II: “Wonderland,” and discuss its functions. What is the purpose of the Wonderland software? What is implanted into the necks of the new cadets/refugees? What purpose does this device serve?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events that Cassie describes as having occurred during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Waves in the narrative. How many human beings were killed in each of these “attacks”? How does Cassie compare the expectations of the people with the reality of the invasion?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Hutchfield in the novel. How long has Hutchfield been in control of the camp at Ashpit? What is his title? How does he greet Cassie’s family when they arrive?

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