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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. Why was T. Sean Collins in Long Island during the Panic?

2. Where does the narrator meet Todd Wainio?

3. According to Maria Zhuganova, who shoots a little girl between the eyes?

4. Who are the Feral Children?

5. What order does Philip Adler initially refuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herr Muller get sick without having any bite marks on him?

2. As the outbreak is initially occurring, how do governments and local police handle reports?

3. Explain what happened between Iran and Pakistan during the war.

4. Explain how the seasons affected the zombies.

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

6. Give three examples of civilians panicking at the beginning of Chapter 3.

7. What is Phalanx?

8. Explain how the outbreak spread to Paris.

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

10. Explain how the outbreak began.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many changes occur in the characters as a result of the outbreak and war. Choose one character from the story and explain how and why that character changed as a direct result of the outbreak and war.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in World War Z take actions and make decisions they otherwise would not. What character from World War Z made the most difficult decision during the war? Why was this decision so difficult? Do you think this character made the right decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the two types of characterization and give at least one example of each from World War Z.

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