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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellie know they are being shot at as she and the others are getting into the big garbage truck?
(a) Lee tells her.
(b) A window breaks in the truck.
(c) Bullet holes appear in the truck.
(d) She hears the shots.

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

3. What was the activity Homer sometimes did with a rifle when he was young?
(a) He'd shoot cans filled with petrol.
(b) He'd shoot birds.
(c) He'd shoot wallabies.
(d) He'd shoot toadstools.

4. Where does Lee ride as the group makes its getaway after the explosion?
(a) In the middle of the front seat.
(b) In the driver's seat.
(c) In the dump bed of the truck.
(d) In the back seat.

5. Ellie compares the Wirrawee Airfield to what?
(a) A wasp nest.
(b) A lion's den.
(c) A bear's cave.
(d) A bad guy's hideout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among the five are driving the two trucks and Ellie and the others leave the hangar?

2. Why does Ellie say they never camp directly beside a creek?

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

4. What does Ellie do when they encounter a wombat on the trail?

5. What does Ellie say are the two problems after the truck rams the jeep, killing the occupants?

(see the answer key)

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