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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 & 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellie do for Fi the morning after their arrival at her Grandma's house?
(a) Brushes her hair.
(b) Takes her tuen at watch.
(c) Brings her breakfast.
(d) Gives her a haircut.

2. Why does Ellie say New Zealanders hate possums?
(a) They are sometimes vicious.
(b) They aren't native to New Zealand.
(c) There are superstitions about them.
(d) They carry diseases.

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

4. What does Ellie say is the danger in driving too fast?
(a) They might miss their turn.
(b) They might stall the engines.
(c) They might bring attention to themselves.
(d) They might lose control of the trucks and wreck.

5. Who suggests the group hid inside the truck once they realize they can't get away without being seen?
(a) Fi.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Homer.
(d) Ellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the officers doing in the barracks?

2. What instrument does Ellie say Lee played before the war?

3. What is the vegetable Fi and Kevin find in the garden that Ellie and the others begin eating raw?

4. Why does Ellie believe the soldiers will try to get the jeep out of the water themselves?

5. How does Ellie discover the first jeep is chasing them?

(see the answer key)

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