Questions and Answers
Who is Dr. Kwang Jingsu?
What age is Patient Zero?
12 years old
What is Nury Televadi known for?
Smuggling refugees across the border, whether they are infected or not.
What profession did Fernando Oliveira have?
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Who is Herr Muller?
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What did Jacob Nyathi experience?
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Who worked with Paul Knight to create the Warmbrunn-Knight reports?
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What was Breckinridge 'Breck' Scott's contribution to the crisis?
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What did Mary Jo Miller do during the outbreak?
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Study Notes
Key Characters in World War Z (Chapters 1-3)
- Dr. Kwang Jingsu: Chinese physician; first to encounter "Patient Zero," the initial victim of a widespread disease.
- Patient Zero: A 12-year-old Chinese boy identified as having the first case of the viral outbreak.
- Dr. Gu Wen Kei: Colleague and friend of Dr. Kwang, involved in the investigation of the outbreak.
- Nury Televadi: Smuggles refugees across the border in Tibet without regard for their infection status.
- Stanley MacDonald: Canadian who discovered men attacked by infected individuals while navigating through dangerous caves.
- Fernando Oliveira: Brazilian surgeon involved in performing illegal heart transplants alongside Dr. Silva.
- Herr Muller: Man who received an infected heart and subsequently contracted the disease post-surgery.
- Dr. Silva: The surgeon who performed the transplant on Herr Muller and eventually fell victim to the undead.
- Jacob Nyathi: Captain of the IS Imfingo from Barbados; injured while attempting to rescue a woman who later stabbed him.
- Jurgen Warmbrunn: Israeli intelligence operative; collaborated with Paul Knight to produce critical reports addressing the outbreak.
- Paul Knight: Warmbrunn's friend and retired governmental associate, residing in Bethesda, Maryland.
- Saladin Kadar: Professor at Khalil Gibran University in Bethlehem; reluctant to evacuate his family amidst the crisis.
- Bob Archer: CIA agent based in Langley, Virginia; depicted as part of a pervasive agency often misinterpreted in its reach.
- Travis D'Ambrose: Supreme Allied Commander for the UN Northern Force, advocating military proposals akin to the Warmbrunn-Knight reports.
- Breckinridge "Breck" Scott: Creator of a fraudulent rabies vaccine; profit-driven motivations led to the development of the ineffective Phalanx vaccine.
- Grover Carlson: Operated as the fuel collector for an experimental bioconversion facility in Amarillo, Texas.
- Mary Jo Miller: First mayor and chief architect of Troy, Montana; notably the first American to confront zombies, exhibiting bravery by protecting family and children.
- Gavin Blair: Pilot of a D-17 combat dirigible stationed at Parnell Air National Guard Base in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Ajay Shah: Office manager in Alang, India; sought safety by fleeing to shipyards during the outbreak's escalation.
- Sharon: Young girl whose mental capacity resembles that of a four-year-old; found refuge in a church with residents before being attacked by zombies.
- Doctor Roberta Kelner: Caseworker supporting Sharon amid the chaos of the outbreak.
- Doctor Sommers: Program director at the Rothman Rehabilitation Home for Children, overseeing affected youth.
- Maria Zhuganova: Soldier serving the Holy Russian Empire; tasked with peacekeeping yet actively searches through local towns amidst chaos.
- Rat Face: A nameless patrol associate of Maria Zhuganova; a figure representing the brutal actions taken against the infected.
- T.Sean Collins: Mercenary operating in Bridgetown, Barbados; reflects on the chaos and violence experienced during outbreak events.
- Ahmed Farahnakian: UNESCO representative in Ice City, Greenland; noted for his region's relatively mild experience of the infection.
- Todd Wainio: Former U.S. Army infantryman from Denver, Colorado; endured panic and societal breakdown while managing an assault of zombies.
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