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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellie say the first fuel tanker looks like as it "lumbers" toward the plane?
(a) A jack-in-the-box.
(b) A rolling grease pit.
(c) A target.
(d) An old dinosaur.

2. What does Kevin say when Fi tells him they are attacking the planes?
(a) How many are there?
(b) Give me a gun.
(c) I want out.
(d) Please don't.

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

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

5. Why does Ellie say she can't think and run at the same time?
(a) She isn't coordinated enough.
(b) Not enough oxygen.
(c) She says she can.
(d) She has to pay attention to where she's going.

6. 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 buries it.
(c) Wraps it in plastic and puts it in his pack.
(d) Puts it in a box and leaves it in a secret cave where food is hidden. .

7. What is Kevin's reaction when Ellie tells him they're at the Wirrawee Airfield?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He says they can destroy it..
(d) He says it's Ellie's fault.

8. How does Ellie get out of the truck she's in after the blast shoves them back?
(a) Through the back.
(b) Through a hatch in the roof.
(c) Through the passenger door.
(d) Through the window.

9. How does Ellie get out of the truck once it stops moving?
(a) She goes through a hatch that open on top of the truck.
(b) She goes through a hatch that opens under the truck.
(c) She goes through the back door.
(d) She goes through a hatch into the cab.

10. What happens to end Ellie's daydreams about life on the ranch before the war?
(a) Fi throws up.
(b) A helicopter flies over.
(c) The driver begins to shout.
(d) The truck slows down.

11. What is the trick Ellie demonstrates regarding the wombat?
(a) That it will fall over in a dead faint if frightened.
(b) That it will bite a stick and refuse to let go.
(c) That it will roll up and play dead when threatened.
(d) That it will follow the light from a flashlight.

12. What does Fi say they need in order to get away?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A faster truck.
(c) A plan.
(d) A boat.

13. Which of the following does Ellie NOT mention as having been dumped at the tip?
(a) Piles of books.
(b) Exploded bottles.
(c) A car.
(d) A computer.

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

15. 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) Bullet holes appear in the truck.
(c) A window breaks in the truck.
(d) She hears the shots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the officers doing in the barracks?

2. What does Ellie use to cover up the bodies of the officers and the blood on the floor?

3. What was the activity Homer sometimes did with a rifle when he was young?

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

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

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