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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellie want the group to go toward Holloway?
(a) They know there are lots of troops in that direction.
(b) They think they might make contact with allied forces.
(c) They haven't been that way yet.
(d) She thinks she might find her mother.

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

3. Where do Ellie and the others hide when the trucks arrive at the dump?
(a) Behind some bushes.
(b) In a shed.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In a gorge.

4. Why does Ellie say summer storms are the wildest?
(a) Because they're usually unexpected.
(b) Because there is often hail.
(c) Because they usually include thunder.
(d) Because Ellie and her friends are outdoors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellie say she expected Lee to stand up for her when Kevin was angry at her?

2. Why does Ellie say Fi was lucky with regard to her parents?

3. How does Ellie get out of the truck once it stops moving?

4. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?

5. What do Fi and Homer do with the stuffed animals they find at the dump?

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