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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ellie use to cover up the bodies of the officers and the blood on the floor?
(a) Rugs.
(b) Towels.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Clothes.

3. Why does Ellie say both she and Fi are trying not to yell at Homer?
(a) He couldn't hear them anyway.
(b) He needs his attention on driving.
(c) He gets angry when people yell.
(d) They don't want to hurt his feelings.

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

5. Who among the five are driving the two trucks and Ellie and the others leave the hangar?
(a) Lee and Homer.
(b) Fi and Lee.
(c) Kevin and Fi.
(d) Homer and Ellie.

6. How many soldiers are in the group that runs past Ellie and the others as they are hiding?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

7. Why does Ellie want the group to go toward Holloway?
(a) They think they might make contact with allied forces.
(b) They haven't been that way yet.
(c) She thinks she might find her mother.
(d) They know there are lots of troops in that direction.

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

9. 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.

10. Where does Ellie say the Dirty Dozen is by now?
(a) Back in New Zealand.
(b) On the south side of Hell.
(c) She doesn't know for sure.
(d) The Wirrawee Showground.

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

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

13. What is the first thing Ellie does after killing the two officers?
(a) Cries.
(b) Runs to the bathroom and throws up.
(c) Covers the bodies.
(d) Gets four more guns.

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

15. What does Ellie say is happening in camp when she returns after the walk at the beginning of chapter three?
(a) The others are arguing.
(b) The others are sleeping.
(c) The others are hiding.
(d) The others are eating breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Ellie estimate they've traveled in their first hour on the river?

2. Why does Fi say hiding in the truck is not an option for getting out of the hangar?

3. What does Ellie say might have caused the capture or deaths of the twelve New Zealand guerrillas?

4. Why does Ellie say Lee is "burning" for action?

5. What does Lee say the soldiers are doing?

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