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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 is the second choice given to U.S. military forces after the war, according to "The Whacko?"

2. What does ADS stand for?

3. Where does Mrs. Miller place blame for the war?

4. What does Todd Wainio admit at the end of the novel?

5. What about Tomonaga Ijiro does Kondo Tatsumi disagree with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Michael Choi so upset by the extinction of whales on Earth, as well as the deaths of most of the Earth's marine life?

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

4. Explain how Jesika Hendricks and her parents were able to survive the winter.

5. Explain the importance of Radio Free Earth during the war.

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

7. Explain the changes to the military after the announcement to go to war, according to Todd Wainio.

8. Explain the importance of royalty during the war, according to Allen Forbes.

9. What does Chapter 4 reveal about the people experiencing the outbreak and war?

10. Why did the narrator speak to so many different people during the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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?

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