Z For Zachariah Introductory Test Question Preview (ID: 43042)


This Test Is Designed To Introduce You To The Text Z For Zachariah. It Will Focus On Genre, Novel Conventions And The First 5 Chapters Of The Novel. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Resiliency means
a) Someone smart
b) A farmer
c) Someone who can handle difficult conditions and bounce back
d)

Why does Ann help Mr Loomis? What does this choice demonstrate?
a) She feels bad. She's a nice person.
b) Mr Loomis is dying and she feels guilty. She is hopeful for the future
c) She poisoned Mr Loomis and now feels bad. She wants him to recover and leave the valley
d)

Ann Burden is an example of what kind of character?
a) Protagonist
b) Antagonist
c) Villain
d) Female

Identify some narrative elements
a) Words, sentences
b) Title, author, story
c) Characters, setting, plot, themes, issues, perspectives
d) Characters, setting, plot

Why does Mr Loomis fall ill?
a) Because Ann poisoned him
b) Because of his suit
c) Because he swam in the radioactive water
d)

Where is the novel set?
a) New York, USA
b) Burden Valley, USA
c) USA
d) The world

Who are the main characters in the novel?
a) Ann, a scientist
b) A teenager, a doctor
c) Ann Burden, Mr Loomis
d)

What causes the dystopian world that Ann and Mr Loomis inhabit?
a) Nuclear war
b) A meteor
c) Donald Trump
d)

Is the novel in first, second or third person?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d)

Define a reliable narrator
a) A character who influences the way the story is told because of their own ideas and perspectives on the action
b) A character who provides an unbiased perspective on the action
c) A character who doesn't speak
d)

What does the introduction of a novel do?
a) Introduces the author
b) Introduces the main character
c) Presents the climax of the novel
d) Introduces the characters, setting, important plot points and reader expectations

Describe a dystopian world
a) Lush, well populated, cosmopolitan
b) Destroyed, desolate, uninhabitable, barren
c) Dense, hot, humid
d)

What are some other examples of dystopian texts?
a) Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland
b) The Avengers, Justice League, Batman
c) The Hunger Games, The Fifth Wave, I Robot
d)

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