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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 is Kwang Jingshu located at the end of the novel?

2. What did the U.S. president remind the delegates of during The Honolulu Conference?

3. Maria Zhuganova tells the narrator he is being used to tell Russia's story. Why?

4. What is NOT a reason General D'Ambrosia gives for the zombies being a perfect army?

5. According to Bohdan Taras, what city is set on fire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the role of Russian priests during the war, and how the role developed..

3. How is Todd Wainio coping with life after the war?

4. Explain why the soldiers in Chapter 4 kill innocent people, and how they feel about these actions.

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

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

7. What is the tone of Chapter 4?

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

9. How are Jesika Hendricks and Mary Jo Miller different in the way they place blame in Chapter 8?

10. How does Kondo Tatsumi feel about Tomonaga Ijiro according to Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the military perspective of the outbreak and war with the civilian perspective of the outbreak and war.

Essay Topic 2

What genre is World War Z? Explain the characteristics of the genre, and use evidence from the story to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

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

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