Zone One Quizzes

Zone One Quiz 1

1 Mark is a member of which team of sweepers?
Gamma

Beta

Alpha

Omega
2 Before the plague, Mark dreamed of studying to become a member of which profession?
Doctor

Lawyer

Teacher

Architect
3 The sentence "Its panty-hose curled back over its toe" is an example of which literary device?
Irony

Simile

Synecdoche

Parallelism
4 Where did Mark grow up?
Buffalo

Long Island

Yonkers

Connecticut
5 What is the name of Mark's uncle?
Larry

Jack

Lloyd

Jerry
6 The sentence "he was an insect exploring a gravestone" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor

Irony

Flashback

Parallelism
7 Which symptom do people experience before getting sick with the plague?
Uncontrollable crying

Vomiting

Weight Loss

Bad Dreams
8 Mark referring to himself as "an angel of death" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Metonymy
9 After the plague, a new government is established in which city?
Buffalo

Philadelphia

New York City

Boston
10 The phrase "rat-a-tat verses of totemic hip-hop singles" contains which literary device?
Parallelism

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Imagery
11 Why does Mark dislike No Mas?
No Mas sells drugs

No Mas refuses to follow orders

No Mas is cruel to the stragglers

No Mas stole from Mark
12 Where is Mark when the plague begins to spread?
A hip-hop concert

A casino

A shopping mall

A baseball game
13 When Lieutenant dies, who takes over control of Fort Wanton?
Kaitlyn

Mark

Fabio

Ms. Macy
14 Zone One was published in which year?
2006

2021

2011

2014
15 Which of the following is not a name of one of the Tromanhauser Triplets?
Cheyenne

Dylan

Paloma

Finn
16 The sentence "How many had been indoctrinated by that enervating glow?" contains which literary device?
Irony

Metonymy

Rhetorical Question

Parallelism
17 The phrase, "popping off its head and shoulders into a spray like a swarm of gnats" contains which literary device?
Sibilance

Allegory

Juxtaposition

Repetition
18 Where does Mark meet Mim?
A church

A toy store

An ice cream parlour

A laundromat
19 No Mas is a member of which team of sweepers?
Alpha

Bravo

Omega

Delta
20 The phrase "never shining, never flunking" contains which literary device?
Parallelism

Oxymoron

Anastrophe

Personification
21 Before the plague, Mark is working at which kind of company?
A coffee company

An international bank

A fast food chain

A social media company
22 The term "pheenie" is an abbreviation of what?
Felon

Phenomenon

Phoenix

Feline
23 The word "etiolated" means:
Strong and forceful

Feeble and pale

Brave and cunning

Sad and depressed
24 Which acronym is used to describe the physical and psychological symptoms experienced by survivors of the plague?
BALD

SADS

PTSD

PASD
25 Before coming to Zone One, Mark stayed at which settlement camp?
Happy Acres

Peaceful Valley

Green Meadow

Pleasant Pasture

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