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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 & 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellie get out of the truck she's in after the blast shoves them back?
(a) Through the passenger door.
(b) Through the window.
(c) Through the back.
(d) Through a hatch in the roof.

2. What is it that Jem stops Scout from killing in the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird?"
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A roly-poly.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A cat.

3. Who among the five are driving the two trucks and Ellie and the others leave the hangar?
(a) Fi and Lee.
(b) Lee and Homer.
(c) Homer and Ellie.
(d) Kevin and Fi.

4. What does Ellie and the others see coming toward them when they are driving down the runway after the explosion?
(a) A plane.
(b) A tank.
(c) A fire truck.
(d) A helicopter.

5. What is Kevin's reaction when Ellie tells him they're at the Wirrawee Airfield?
(a) He says it's Ellie's fault.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He says they can destroy it..

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?

2. Which of the following is NOT among the items Ellie takes from the dormitory?

3. Why does Ellie say both she and Fi are trying not to yell at Homer?

4. What does Ellie say the first fuel tanker looks like as it "lumbers" toward the plane?

5. Why does Ellie say she expected Lee to stand up for her when Kevin was angry at her?

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