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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Homer give Ellie as they get into the huge garbage truck after the explosion?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) His gun.
(c) Water.
(d) The keys.

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

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

4. What was Homer doing when Fi announced the officers had entered the barracks where Ellie was hiding?
(a) Using the toilet.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating a melon.
(d) Drawing a map with Lee.

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

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

7. What does Homer have that helps get Lee and Fi out of the truck?
(a) An iron bar.
(b) A crowbar.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A screwdriver.

8. How does Ellie get a gun once she's in the back of the truck?
(a) Lee hands her one.
(b) There's an extra in the back of the truck.
(c) Fi hands it to her.
(d) She unstraps it from her back.

9. What does Ellie say was wrong with their water system on the farm the time they'd faced a wild fire?
(a) Wasps has built a nest in the housing.
(b) A snake died in the pipe.
(c) The electricity went off.
(d) A mouse chewed the electric cord in half.

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

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

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. What does Ellie tell Fi to do as she, Lee, and Homer head out of the hangar?
(a) Look for weapons.
(b) Stay.
(c) Distract the men in the tower.
(d) Look for food.

14. What does Ellie and the others see coming toward them when they are driving down the runway after the explosion?
(a) A plane.
(b) A fire truck.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A tank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say she remembers her hockey coach saying about the timid player?

2. How many trucks are in the hangar once the new trucks arrive?

3. How many tankers are there fueling planes when Ellie and the others drive toward the planes?

4. Who is the first to figure out the group has arrived at the airfield?

5. Why does Ellie say she expected Lee to stand up for her when Kevin was angry at her?

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