Q 01/05

In Neal Shusterman's Unwind, the Second Civil War that reshapes America is fought over which issue?

A) Gun ownership

B) Immigration

C) Abortion

D) Euthanasia

Answer · why

C) Abortion

Abortion split the country until both armies accepted a grim compromise: every pregnancy must go to term, but a troublesome teenager can later be give...

Q 02/05

In Unwind, what are the suicide bombers who carry liquid explosive in their bloodstream called?

A) Clappers

B) Sparkers

C) Burners

D) Shakers

Answer · why

A) Clappers

Clappers set themselves off by bringing their hands together hard, which is why a burst of applause can start a stampede in the novel's world.

Q 03/05

The Graveyard in Unwind, a desert refuge for runaway teenagers, is a storage ground for what?

A) Wrecked cars

B) Decommissioned ships

C) Old freight trains

D) Retired airplanes

Answer · why

D) Retired airplanes

Retired airplanes fill the Graveyard, and the teenagers earn their keep by stripping them for parts while sleeping in the empty cabins.

Q 04/05

Which animal is tattooed on the arm Connor Lassiter receives from his rival Roland in Unwind?

A) A king cobra

B) A tiger shark

C) A scorpion

D) A black panther

Answer · why

B) A tiger shark

A tiger shark comes with the limb, grafted on against Connor's will after an explosion crushes his own, so he must wear his enemy's mark.

Q 05/05

In the Unwind chapter that follows Roland's unwinding step by step, he is in what state throughout?

A) Under heavy sedation

B) In a medical coma

C) Fully conscious

D) Clinically dead

Answer · why

C) Fully conscious

Fully conscious and feeling no pain, he is dismantled from the feet upward over three hours, with the brain left until last.