Zone One Quizzes

Zone One Quiz 1

By Aaron Obedkoff · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed December 18, 2022

1 Mark is a member of which team of sweepers?

Omega

Beta

Alpha

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

Lawyer

Doctor

Teacher

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

Irony

Parallelism

Synecdoche

Simile
4 Where did Mark grow up?

Yonkers

Connecticut

Buffalo

Long Island
5 What is the name of Mark's uncle?

Lloyd

Larry

Jerry

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

Irony

Flashback

Parallelism

Metaphor
7 Which symptom do people experience before getting sick with the plague?

Weight Loss

Bad Dreams

Vomiting

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

Foreshadowing

Metaphor

Flashback

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

Philadelphia

Boston

Buffalo

New York City
10 The phrase "rat-a-tat verses of totemic hip-hop singles" contains which literary device?

Parallelism

Imagery

Onomatopoeia

Simile
11 Why does Mark dislike No Mas?

No Mas refuses to follow orders

No Mas is cruel to the stragglers

No Mas sells drugs

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

A hip-hop concert

A casino

A baseball game

A shopping mall
13 When Lieutenant dies, who takes over control of Fort Wanton?

Mark

Kaitlyn

Ms. Macy

Fabio
14 Zone One was published in which year?

2021

2006

2011

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

Paloma

Dylan

Cheyenne

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

Metonymy

Rhetorical Question

Parallelism

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

Sibilance

Juxtaposition

Repetition

Allegory
18 Where does Mark meet Mim?

An ice cream parlour

A toy store

A laundromat

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

Omega

Bravo

Delta

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

Oxymoron

Parallelism

Anastrophe

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

A social media company

A coffee company

An international bank

A fast food chain
22 The term "pheenie" is an abbreviation of what?

Phoenix

Felon

Phenomenon

Feline
23 The word "etiolated" means:

Strong and forceful

Sad and depressed

Brave and cunning

Feeble and pale
24 Which acronym is used to describe the physical and psychological symptoms experienced by survivors of the plague?

BALD

PASD

PTSD

SADS
25 Before coming to Zone One, Mark stayed at which settlement camp?

Green Meadow

Peaceful Valley

Happy Acres

Pleasant Pasture

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