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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. Who carries Sharon to the parking lot from the church?

2. What promise does Philip Adler make to himself?

3. How did the Redeker Plan begin?

4. What haunts Gavin Blaire most about seeing the people panicked on the highway?

5. Who sacrifices himself to allow Mary Jo Miller to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the citizens of South Africa hate Paul Redeker.

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

3. Describe the "New Community" settlement in which Mary Jo Miller lives in Troy, Montana.

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

5. Explain the Decimation, according to Maria Zhuganova.

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

7. Explain how the outbreak began.

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

9. Explain the relationship between Lang and Philip Adler.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the two types of narrators? Give two examples of each kind of narrator, using evidence from the story to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Paul Redeker with Xolelwa Azania.

Essay Topic 3

What is "the road to New York?" Describe it in detail, and explain whether it was successful or not, using evidence from the story.

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