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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 & 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellie say they never camp directly beside a creek?
(a) Because the sound of running water will drown out other noises.
(b) Because people travel the creek banks and they are more likely to be found.
(c) Because there's a danger of snakes.
(d) Because there's a danger of flooding.

2. What does Homer have that helps get Lee and Fi out of the truck?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A crowbar.
(c) An iron bar.
(d) A screwdriver.

3. What is the trick Ellie demonstrates regarding the wombat?
(a) That it will follow the light from a flashlight.
(b) That it will roll up and play dead when threatened.
(c) That it will fall over in a dead faint if frightened.
(d) That it will bite a stick and refuse to let go.

4. What instrument does Ellie say Lee played before the war?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Violin.
(d) Piano.

5. Who picks up their items as Ellie and her group returns to the street where the kids dropped them?
(a) Fi.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Homer.

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. What is interesting about the dog named Cob that belonged to Ellie's grandmother?

3. Why does Ellie want the group to go toward Holloway?

4. What does Fi call one of the children who attacks them?

5. What does Homer give Ellie as they get into the huge garbage truck after the explosion?

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