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The Enemy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Character identification:

Leader of the Morrison's crew

a)

Ben

b)

Bernie

c)

Blue

d)

Pod

2.

Plot:

How many 'crews' (groups of kids) are known by the end of the novel?

a)

Three - Waitrose, Morrison's, and Sophie's

b)

Seven - Waitrose, Morrison's, Sophie's, the Palace, the Tower, the Museum, the squatters.

c)

Two - Blue's and Arran's

d)

none of the above

3.

Setting: WHEN is this story set?

a)

Distant future

b)

Distant past

c)

In a galaxy far, far away

d)

In a recognizable time not long from now.

4.

Character development: The character that gains the most respect from the other characters by the end of the novel is

a)

Maxie

b)

Just John

c)

Whitney

d)

Ella

5.

Character identification:

Leader of crew. Only character to have killed another kid.

a)

Maxie

b)

Akkie

c)

Sophie

d)

Carl

6.

Plot: What does keeping Sam away from his sister do for the story?

a)

provides comic relief

b)

allows a wider view of the scope of the disaster's aftermath

c)

allows us to feel bad for Sam and Ella, although she has Godzilla because Joel died when he was killed by the chimpanzees after he ran away because he was scared and didn't listen to Maxie

d)

none of the above

7.

Setting: What city is the story set?

a)

New York

b)

London

c)

Sydney

d)

Buckingham

8.

Character development: When Akkie throws the grownup off the balcony in the department store, how does the author show the reader that Akkie may feel that he did the wrong thing?

a)

Achilleus' facial expression and the look in his eyes.

b)

Achilleus says to Maxie, "I shouldna done that, yeah?"

c)

Achilleus throws himself over the balcony because of his regret.

d)

Achilleus gets drunk and runs away to join the squatters.

9.

Character identification: Head of Palace security. Dropped by Whitney for showing a lack of respect.

a)

Blue

b)

Just John

c)

Jester

d)

Pod

10.

Plot: How did Achilleus finally beat Just John?

a)

Brute strength because Akkie is a beast.

b)

He did what he did the first time...because Just John is a loser.

c)

He lulled Just John into a rhythm, then changed the dynamic by allowing his lance to slide through his fingers, extending his reach.

d)

Speed. Speed kills.

11.

Setting: What factor about the Holloway area spurs the Waitrose/Montrose crew to agree to head for the palace?

a)

Jester is really persuasive. He even had photos.

b)

The area was practically picked clean of food and other resources.

c)

Grown-ups.

d)

They went looking for Small Sam.

12.

Character development: Despite her being a formidable fighter, what does Whitney do that shows another side to her?

a)

She paints landscapes.

b)

She learns to cuss fluently.

c)

She is given charge of the little kids.

d)

She has a baby with Just John.

13.

Character identification: Admits that he underestimated a member of his own crew; creates a blended tag from respect. Nearly lost his ear.

a)

Jester

b)

Lewis

c)

Blue

d)

Achilleus

14.

Plot: Why did Callum die?

a)

Grown ups

b)

Ran out of food.

c)

He got what he thought he wanted.

d)

None of the above.

15.

Setting: When the fight with the squatters begins, what affects the way the skirmish happens?

a)

The grown ups show up.

b)

It begins to rain.

c)

There is an earthquake.

d)

Just John begins to turn.

16.

Character development: What does Godzilla help Ella do?

a)

Learn to destroy Tokyo.

b)

Prepare for her career as a vet tech.

c)

Cope with the idea that Sam is dead.

d)

Chase grown-ups down so she can kill them to avenge Sam's death.

17.

Character Identification: Buckingham palace leader.

a)

Jester

b)

Pod

c)

Rose

d)

David

18.

Plot: What did Nick's death tell us about the disease affecting grownups?

a)

It doesn't affect everyone the same way.

b)

Cannibals are really susceptible to it.

c)

It may be connected to the sun.

d)

The way he went was way too easy for such a horrible person.

19.

Setting: What condition of modern-day London serves to frustrate Sam and the Kid?

a)

tall buildings

b)

dead-end streets

c)

development of new architecture with old architecture but no obvious plan or pattern

d)

grownups

e)

All but one of the above

20.

Character development: Which two characters died in almost exactly the same way and for exactly the same reason?

a)

Arran and Joel

b)

Blue and Bernie

c)

Olly and Maeve

d)

Freak and Deak

21.

Character Identification: Seems drowsy and unaware; dangerously quick and effective fighter

a)

Maxie

b)

Freak

c)

Pod

d)

Lewis

22.

Plot: What is happening in the squatter's camp that shows how some kids have reacted to the absence of parents?

a)

Garden raids

b)

Babies

c)

Odd haircuts

d)

Strange homemade tattoos

23.

Setting: In what season does the story take place?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

24.

Character development: Despite the losses, the Waitrose/Morrison's crew leave the palace...

a)

stronger than ever, because of the strengths their leaders have developed.

b)

more broken than ever, because of the deaths of Arran, Freak, Josh, and Deke.

c)

weaker than ever, because of the impending illness each of them fear.

d)

more hopeless than ever, filled with despair that they will ever find peace.