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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. Where does Breckinridge Scott place the blame for the Great Panic?

2. What position does Grover Carlson hold when he is interviewed by the narrator?

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

4. During the Panic, what was T. Sean Collins's job?

5. Why is Paul Redeker a good choice for coming up with solutions to world problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary Jo Miller's story of her first encounter with zombies important?

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

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

4. What is Phalanx?

5. Explain why Paul Redeker was a good choice to create a survival plan.

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

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

8. Explain the relationship between Lang and Philip Adler.

9. Explain how the seasons affected the zombies.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the final scene of World War Z. Why does the author end the story with this scene? How does this ending scene leave the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Paul Redeker with Xolelwa Azania.

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