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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT on the list of things Ellie and Homer say they've found?
(a) Ellie's watch.
(b) A hankie.
(c) A lucky rabbit's foot.
(d) A photo of Ellie's parents.

2. When are the teens supposed to contact Finley again?
(a) At sunrise the next morning.
(b) The same time the next night.
(c) In an hour.
(d) The next time they are able to attack.

3. What does the woman who answers their radio communication say about Colonel Finley?
(a) That he's been trasnferred.
(b) That he's sent a rescue party looking for them.
(c) That he wants to talk to them.
(d) That he's sick.

4. What movie does Fi quote as she and Ellie are talking about love?
(a) The Sound of Music.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) Strangers on a Train.
(d) Fiddler on the Roof.

5. Where does Ellie say she'd learned the most about life?
(a) From the war.
(b) From school.
(c) From television.
(d) From her parents.

6. Why does Ellie say they left the radio at Grandma's house in the opening pages of chapter sixteen?
(a) The radio is too heavy for them to carry.
(b) They can't risk the kids getting it.
(c) They want Kevin to use it while they are away.
(d) They are afraid it will rain and the radio will get wet.

7. What does Ellie say she envies about Robyn?
(a) That she was strong-willed.
(b) That she's now in Heaven.
(c) That religion gave her strength.
(d) That she reunited with her parents.

8. What does Ellie remember the first factory they see in Stratton made before the war?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Ball bearings.
(c) Car parts.
(d) Clothing.

9. What is the password Lee uses to contact Colonel Finley?
(a) Roger Rabbit.
(b) Lomu.
(c) Angel patrol.
(d) Mulish.

10. Which of the following is among the things Ellie says she does in an effort to improve the atmosphere?
(a) Making fruit salad.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Washing everyone's clothes.
(d) Weeding the flower garden.

11. What does Ellie say has suffered the worst damage during the war?
(a) The damage to the ecosystem.
(b) The damage to the factories.
(c) The damage inside each of the people.
(d) The damage to the farms.

12. What does Elliie say they call her Grandma's marmalade?
(a) Delicious.
(b) Jelly.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Ma's marlade.

13. How old does Ellie say her mother was when she married?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventeen.

14. Why does Ellie believe the soldiers will try to get the jeep out of the water themselves?
(a) They have to have a ride back to base.
(b) They won't want to admit how stupid they were.
(c) Their weapons and radio are there.
(d) They don't know what else to do.

15. What does Homer say when the girl asks where they have hidden their food?
(a) They aren't going to give up their food.
(b) They have food in their backpacks.
(c) They haven't eaten in three days.
(d) They have food back at their hideout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee do that brings a halt to his conversation with Ellie about where he's been going and what he's doing?

2. What instrument does Ellie say Lee played before the war?

3. Why does Lee say they should go to Ellie's grandmother's house?

4. What does Ellie say about the third time she rams the wall of the barn with the tractor?

5. Why does Ellie say the river would be safer as it became darker?

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