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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 position does Grover Carlson hold when he is interviewed by the narrator?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Dung collector for a bioconversion plant.
(c) Sewage filtration technician for a water purification plant.
(d) Resettlement camp tower guard.

2. Where was Gavin Blaire flying when he saw panicked people on the highway?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Maine.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Alaska.

3. What happens to the infected in cold weather?
(a) They freeze.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They die.
(d) They reanimate.

4. How did Mary Jo Miller respond to her children developing fears before the outbreak?
(a) By medicating them.
(b) By singing to them.
(c) By ignoring them.
(d) By educating them.

5. How is Dr. Silva killed?
(a) Dr. Silva's body is found in the Amazon with no explanation for death.
(b) Dr. Silva commits suicide when faced with the horrors of the outbreak.
(c) Dr. Silva becomes infected and is shot by Dr. Oliveira.
(d) Dr. Silva is bitten by Herr Muller and eaten by him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does smuggling become popular in the early stages of the outbreak?

2. What is the real identity of Xolelwa Azania?

3. According to Todd Wainio, what led to soldiers panicking and the line collapsing?

4. What percentage of the initial wave of zombies were killed with the first rocket launches, according to Todd Wainio?

5. What is the likely explanation given for reanimated bodies with no bite marks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the battle between the U.S. and the zombies at Yonkers is important to the story.

2. How is the Israeli government first alerted to the epidemic, and how do they initially react?

3. Explain the Decimation, according to Maria Zhuganova.

4. Explain why a chemical weapon is dropped over a bridge, according to Bohdan Taras.

5. Explain how the rich and famous handled the war, according to T. Sean Collins.

6. Explain three reasons the CIA missed the illness in China.

7. How are politics affecting efforts to contain or eliminate the outbreak?

8. Who is Xolelwa Azania? Why is he important?

9. Explain the relationship between Lang and Philip Adler.

10. Describe the battle between the U.S. and zombies at Yonkers.

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