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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many trout do the teens catch?

3. What is the name of the neighborhood where Ellie's grandmother lived?

4. What does Ellie say is hurt the worst after her ordeal with the burning barn?

5. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellie say about the reason she believes they need to help the kids, and why do you believe this is important to her?

2. Briefly describe the situation in which the jeep rolls into the river and the reason Ellie releases it for a second time.

3. Describe the two times Ellie sees the kids.

4. Describe the trip to the trout farm.

5. How does Ellie go about leaving food out for the little kids, and what's the result?

6. What is Ellie reaction when she realizes she's hurt Fi's feeling by saying Fi and Homer could never have a relationship.

7. What does Ellie remember about Robyn's attitude regarding talking about yourself?

8. Briefly describe what happens when Ellie, Fi, and Homer are mugged.

9. How does Lee say he met Reni?

10. What scares Ellie when she's trying to find the sound of the crying and what does she say about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give an overview of the setting of this story and the events that have occurred to put Ellie and the others in their current situation. Is the setting real? Are the events real? Could there be some other setting or some other series of events that would lead to this same story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the "tip." What is it? What are Ellie's memories of it from before the war? What are some of the items she says would be there if archaeologists were to dig it up? What are some of the things they find there on the day they get into the furniture van? Why are they there that day?

Essay Topic 3

Ellie gets a good look at the soldiers who are searching for them on the river while she's hiding on the riverbank. What is Ellie's attitude about hating the soldiers? Why does she have this attitude? Is this attitude in conflict to the damage she and the others had caused at the airfield? Why or why not? Are her attitudes believable?

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