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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellie say she remembers her hockey coach saying about the timid player?
(a) They are the one to get hurt.
(b) They are the one to watch out for.
(c) They are the most valuable players.
(d) They are the one to score.

2. What does Homer say when Colonel Finley asks if there's anything he can do for them?
(a) Bring them food.
(b) Get them out of the country.
(c) Find their parents.
(d) Furnish some ammunition.

3. What does Ellie say about the temperature when a summer storm hits in Hell?
(a) That it very seldom changes.
(b) That it becomes hotter like a sauna.
(c) That it can fall to zero in a few hours.
(d) That it can fall fifteen degrees in half an hour.

4. How does Ellie know the two men she encounters outside the barracks are officers?
(a) They have gold braid and are walking casually.
(b) They have officer insignia on their caps.
(c) They are marching and yelling at other soldiers.
(d) They are driving a jeep.

5. Who does Ellie say had gone on some mystery flights before the war?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Byers.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Mathers.
(d) Ellie and her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ellie compares the Wirrawee Airfield to what?

2. What happens to end Ellie's daydreams about life on the ranch before the war?

3. What is the trick Ellie demonstrates regarding the wombat?

4. What month is it when Ellie and the others are in the truck?

5. Where do Ellie and the others hide when the trucks arrive at the dump?

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