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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 country wanted to go on the offensive during The Honolulu Conference?

2. What is Z-shock?

3. What is an "otaku?"

4. What were "fragdogs?"

5. What does Jesika Hendricks's father trade for stew?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are some people pessimistic about life after the war?

2. When speaking with the narrator, Jesika Hendricks casually kills a zombie as it begins to reanimate. What does this reveal about her?

3. How does Joe Muhammad feel about life after the war?

4. What will happen to Breckinridge Scott after the war?

5. Explain how the United States's desire to go to war is a turning point in the story.

6. How do Philip Adler and Jurgen Warmbrunn feel now that the war is over?

7. What do Philip Adler and Jurgen Warmbrunn have in common in Chapter 8?

8. How has Kwang Jingshu's perspective changed after the war?

9. What is the tone of Chapter 4?

10. Explain what happened in North Korea during the war. What does Hyungchol Choi speculate happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Answer the following: What was the role of the Russian clergy during the war? Was this ethical? Why or why not? Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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