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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to distract the officers so that Ellie has time to close the door to the barracks?
(a) A jet flies over.
(b) A group of soldiers return from their run.
(c) Shots are fired nearby.
(d) A higher-ranking officer passes by.

3. What does Ellie say they'd tried to do this airport already?
(a) Photograph it.
(b) Destroy it.
(c) Find it.
(d) Direct soldiers to it.

4. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Lice.
(d) Scorpions.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ellie say she remembers her hockey coach saying about the timid player?

3. Ellie compares the Wirrawee Airfield to what?

4. What does Ellie say is happening in camp when she returns after the walk at the beginning of chapter three?

5. Where does Ellie say the Dirty Dozen is by now?

(see the answer key)

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