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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 & 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ellie remain in her hiding place after the others are motioning for her to join them?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) A half hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) A few seconds.

2. Who was Darryl?
(a) The man who dug out the Aga Ellie's father had dumped.
(b) The man who always traded junk with Ellie's dad.
(c) The man who ran the dump before the war.
(d) Ellie's uncle.

3. What does Fi call one of the children who attacks them?
(a) A moron.
(b) A jerk.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dude.

4. What does Ellie remember about Homer's brother who was born when Homer was eight?
(a) He craved adult attention.
(b) He was wild.
(c) He was always hungry.
(d) He lived only a couple of days.

5. What happens each time a flight of bombers lands?
(a) Fuel trucks race out and fill the planes.
(b) A sound system pipes out the number of kills for each.
(c) Dozens of men get off the planes.
(d) Crews rush to put more bombs on the planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fi say chewing gum makes them hungrier?

2. What does Ellie and the others see coming toward them when they are driving down the runway after the explosion?

3. What does Elliie say they call her Grandma's marmalade?

4. What does Fi say they need in order to get away?

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

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