If you knew the world was ending, and you had the chance to stop it, would you?”“Of course. [...] Why do you ask?”“Oh,” I said. “It’s for a school project.”“That’s interesting.”I shook my head. “Not really. Like I said: it’s just a school thing.”Zooey turned toward me, giving me her undivided attention. “Not the question—the fact that you’d even need to ask.