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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellie say she was pleased to find sheep in a nearby field in chapter twenty?
(a) There will be a barn nearby where they can hide.
(b) They will provide food.
(c) They can help hide Ellie's escape.
(d) There will be water in the pasture. Her heart.

2. What does Ellie tell Lee as she leaves the yard to look around during the night?
(a) That she won't be gone long.
(b) That she hears someone crying.
(c) That she wants to find the kids.
(d) She doesn't tell him.

3. What is the first thing Fi says to Ellie when Ellie relieves her at watch after cooking the lamb?
(a) A soldier patrol passed by.
(b) There are a dozen dogs and cats nearby.
(c) The kids are out there.
(d) I'm starving.

4. What is the first question from the woman relating messages to and from Colonel Finley?
(a) Where are you?
(b) Have you been active?
(c) Are you alright?
(d) How many planes did you destroy?

5. How does Ellie alert Homer when she finds their possessions on the ground?
(a) Waves.
(b) Radios.
(c) Calls out.
(d) Whistles.

6. What does Lee do that brings a halt to his conversation with Ellie about where he's been going and what he's doing?
(a) He goes to help Kevin in the garden.
(b) He picks up his book and begins to read.
(c) He goes into the bathroom and closes the door.
(d) He turns over, obviously going to sleep.

7. Why does Ellie say they return to the river the next morning to travel?
(a) They are concealed there from the helicopters.
(b) It's too hot to walk.
(c) They are too tired to walk.
(d) It's an effective means of travel.

8. Who objects when they decide to build a fire?
(a) Lee.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Homer.
(d) No one.

9. What kind of voice does Lee accuse Ellie of using?
(a) A primary-school-teacher voice.
(b) A baby voice.
(c) A whining voice.
(d) A drill-sergeant voice.

10. Why does Fi say chewing gum makes them hungrier?
(a) It makes them salivate.
(b) Their tummy believes food is on the way.
(c) It makes them think about how hungry they are.
(d) It doesn't.

11. How much longer does Ellie say they need to wait before they can head back for Hell?
(a) Probably never.
(b) Another week.
(c) Another six weeks.
(d) Anothe rmonth.

12. What does Ellie say has suffered the worst damage during the war?
(a) The damage to the ecosystem.
(b) The damage to the farms.
(c) The damage to the factories.
(d) The damage inside each of the people.

13. Where does Ellie say she'd learned the most about life?
(a) From the war.
(b) From her parents.
(c) From television.
(d) From school.

14. When are the teens supposed to contact Finley again?
(a) At sunrise the next morning.
(b) The next time they are able to attack.
(c) In an hour.
(d) The same time the next night.

15. What does Lee do when he meets the girl outside the barn?
(a) Waves.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Holds her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the group thinks they should contact the colonel?

2. Why does Ellie say her efforts to be nice don't always seem nice?

3. What does Ellie say about her grandmother's attitude on hugging?

4. What does Ellie remember about Homer's brother who was born when Homer was eight?

5. Where does Kevin say they should go to find some food?

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