Zone One Quizzes

Zone One Quiz 1

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

Gamma

Omega

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

Architect

Doctor

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

Irony

Simile

Synecdoche
4 Where did Mark grow up?
Long Island

Yonkers

Buffalo

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

Jack

Jerry

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

Parallelism

Metaphor

Irony
7 Which symptom do people experience before getting sick with the plague?
Weight Loss

Bad Dreams

Uncontrollable crying

Vomiting
8 Mark referring to himself as "an angel of death" is an example of which literary device?
Flashback

Metonymy

Foreshadowing

Metaphor
9 After the plague, a new government is established in which city?
New York City

Boston

Buffalo

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

Parallelism

Onomatopoeia

Imagery
11 Why does Mark dislike No Mas?
No Mas is cruel to the stragglers

No Mas refuses to follow orders

No Mas sells drugs

No Mas stole from Mark
12 Where is Mark when the plague begins to spread?
A shopping mall

A casino

A hip-hop concert

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

Mark

Kaitlyn

Ms. Macy
14 Zone One was published in which year?
2014

2011

2021

2006
15 Which of the following is not a name of one of the Tromanhauser Triplets?
Paloma

Dylan

Finn

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

Irony

Rhetorical Question

Metonymy
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?
An ice cream parlour

A church

A laundromat

A toy store
19 No Mas is a member of which team of sweepers?
Delta

Bravo

Alpha

Omega
20 The phrase "never shining, never flunking" contains which literary device?
Oxymoron

Anastrophe

Parallelism

Personification
21 Before the plague, Mark is working at which kind of company?
An international bank

A coffee company

A fast food chain

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

Phoenix

Phenomenon

Feline
23 The word "etiolated" means:
Feeble and pale

Strong and forceful

Brave and cunning

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

PASD

PTSD

BALD
25 Before coming to Zone One, Mark stayed at which settlement camp?
Green Meadow

Happy Acres

Peaceful Valley

Pleasant Pasture

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