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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 landing does the narrator in Part XII: “Because of Kistner” say he/she hit when “the concussion of the blast slams into my back like a wrecking ball”?

2. Ben tells Sammy in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 84 that they’re going to get out of there and meet up with whom?

3. How many people does Evan say Colonel Vosch murdered in Part IX: “A Flower to the Rain,” Chapter 71?

4. Who takes Sammy away from Cassie and to the Safe Room in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 85?

5. Colonel Vosch tells Cassie in Part XIII: “The Black Hole,” Chapter 85, “During the initial phase, when we were inserting ourselves into you, we often used the screen memory of” what “to hide the fact from the expectant mother”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of trust in the novel. How is this theme developed through Cassie’s character in the narrative? What are some examples of symbolism relating to the theme of trust? How does this theme drive the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Dr. Pam in the novel. What is Dr. Pam’s role at Camp Haven? What are Dr. Pam’s true intentions in the story? What leads to Dr. Pam’s death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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