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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name on the gate of the paddock where Lee goes?
(a) Nancy Denver.
(b) Karen Downs.
(c) Grace Delaney.
(d) Betty Dunlap.

2. What time is it when the group gets back to Ellie's Grandma's after butchering the lamb?
(a) Almost midnight.
(b) Almost noon.
(c) Almost dawn.
(d) Just after eight o'clock.

3. How many days does Ellie say they spend in Stratton?
(a) Seven.
(b) Forty-one.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-three.

4. What does Fi call one of the children who attacks them?
(a) A jerk.
(b) A snake.
(c) A moron.
(d) A dude.

5. What does Ellie tell Lee was her purpose for following him?
(a) To be sure he wasn't running a private war.
(b) To be sure he was alright.
(c) To be sure he wasn't cheating on her.
(d) She wasn't following but saw him near the barn.

6. Why is Ellie surprised when two of the soldiers go back and pick up their guns?
(a) The guns weren't where they left them.
(b) She'd expected them to focus on the jeep.
(c) She'd seen Lee take the guns.
(d) She thought they'd forgotten.

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

8. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?
(a) Eat dirt.
(b) Catch a rabbit, fish, or dig up edible roots.
(c) Drink a lot of water to fill his tummy.
(d) Find a pack filled with food.

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

10. What kind of tree does Ellie sit in for the first part of her watch?
(a) Peppercorn.
(b) Redbud.
(c) Oak.
(d) Persimmon.

11. What does someone throw at Ellie as she was entering the house?
(a) A skillet.
(b) A saw.
(c) A poker.
(d) A knife.

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

13. What is the building Ellie says she believes the kids are living in when she sees them a few days after catching the trout?
(a) A milk bar.
(b) A preschool.
(c) A library.
(d) A diner.

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

15. What happens when the first trout hits Ellie's line at the trout farm?
(a) She falls.
(b) She screams.
(c) She drops the rod.
(d) She hands the rod to Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?

2. Who is Andrea?

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

4. Why does Ellie say her efforts to be nice don't always seem nice?

5. What does Ellie say about her grandmother's attitude on hugging?

(see the answer keys)

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