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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 are Paul Redeker's novels about?

2. What happens to the infected in cold weather?

3. Why was Maria Zhuganova's team in Russia not aware of the Panic?

4. According to Maria Zhuganova, what is the Decimation?

5. What plan did Paul Redeker rewrite for the apartheid government?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the relationship between Lang and Philip Adler.

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

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

5. Explain how the outbreak began.

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

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

8. Explain how the outbreak spread to Paris.

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

10. Explain the Decimation, according to Maria Zhuganova.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Government cover-up is a common theme throughout World War Z. Explain how different governments tried to cover up the outbreak or military actions, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief biography of Breckinridge Scott, and explain his role in the outbreak, Panic, and war. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Answer the following: What is willing suspension of disbelief? Why is it important for readers to suspend their disbelief? What specific changes would need to be made to World War Z in order for it to be considered realism?

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