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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who opens the door for the group to leave the hangar?
(a) Lee.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Homer.

3. Why does Lee say they can't jump out of the truck while it's moving?
(a) The driver would see them in the rearview mirror.
(b) The door is locked from the outside.
(c) The trucks following them would see them.
(d) They can't be sure where they are going.

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

5. What does Ellie do when they encounter a wombat on the trail?
(a) Shoots it.
(b) Kicks it.
(c) Slows down.
(d) Walks past it.

6. What does Fi want to do before the group leaves Hell?
(a) Call Colonel Finley to tell him they are leaving Hell.
(b) Pray.
(c) Build a cabin.
(d) Make a solid plan of where to meet if they're separated.

7. Why does Ellie say Fi was lucky with regard to her parents?
(a) She knows they are dead.
(b) She knows they are alright.
(c) She got to see them for half an hour.
(d) She helped them leave the country.

8. Why does Ellie say they never camp directly beside a creek?
(a) Because the sound of running water will drown out other noises.
(b) Because people travel the creek banks and they are more likely to be found.
(c) Because there's a danger of snakes.
(d) Because there's a danger of flooding.

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

10. What does Ellie say are the two problems after the truck rams the jeep, killing the occupants?
(a) Fi has lost her gun and Kevin has jumped out.
(b) They are too close and facing the wrong way.
(c) They are unable to keep driving and are too far away.
(d) They are stuck and their doors are jammed.

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

12. How long does Homer drive after the last jeep is no longer following them?
(a) Twenty-five minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Thirty-five minutes.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

13. 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) Fuel trucks race out and fill the planes.
(d) Crews rush to put more bombs on the planes.

14. Why does Ellie say she expected Lee to stand up for her when Kevin was angry at her?
(a) Lee doesn't like Kevin.
(b) Lee hates arguments.
(c) Lee always stands up for anyone.
(d) Because Homer did.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellie want the group to go toward Holloway?

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

3. What does Ellie say they'd tried to do this airport already?

4. What kind of vegetable does Ellie say Kevin looks like after they announce their plans to attack the airport?

5. What does Homer do the moment Ellie makes the jump from the cab of the truck to the back?

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