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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many rounds are in the gun Ellie picks up when she's hiding from the officers?
(a) Fifty.
(b) About twenty.
(c) The gun isn't loaded.
(d) Only six.

3. What does Ellie say to Kevin that she says is "stupid and unforgivable?"
(a) That they're all scared.
(b) That there's nothing to be afraid of.
(c) That he can stay behind if he's scared.
(d) That he's a baby.

4. Why does Ellie usually hate the idea of having a map?
(a) She doesn't understand maps.
(b) She worries something will be wrong, creating a problem.
(c) She read a story about a spy who was executed because of a map.
(d) She prefers to see the image in her mind.

5. What does Lee do with the radio when they are packing up to leave Hell?
(a) Wraps it in plastic and leaves it in one of the tents.
(b) Puts it in a box and leaves it in a secret cave where food is hidden. .
(c) Puts it in a box and buries it.
(d) Wraps it in plastic and puts it in his pack.

6. 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) Furnish some ammunition.
(d) Find their parents.

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

8. Why does Ellie say Lee is "burning" for action?
(a) He found out his parents have been died.
(b) He is seeking revenge for the loss of his farm.
(c) He is always anxious to be moving.
(d) He hates the invading army.

9. What are the creatures Ellie says she's worried about as they are floating down the river?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Platypus.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Pythons.

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

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

12. Why does Ellie say she hopes they are taken to Wirrawee if they are captured?
(a) She believes her parents are there.
(b) They aren't wanted there.
(c) She believes there are allied soldiers there.
(d) They might have a chance to escape on the way.

13. Why does Fi say she doesn't want to go to Stratton?
(a) It's too far to travel.
(b) It's too far from Hell.
(c) It's dangerous.
(d) She might run into someone she knows.

14. What does Ellie say about the Bible's description of Hell?
(a) That it's a place of lava and brimstone.
(b) That no one wants to go there.
(c) That it's not a real place.
(d) That it's a place of heat and fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Ellie and the others are in the truck?

2. What happens to distract the officers so that Ellie has time to close the door to the barracks?

3. What does Ellie say the first fuel tanker looks like as it "lumbers" toward the plane?

4. What does Ellie say she felt about storms prior to the war?

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

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