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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ellie remain in her hiding place after the others are motioning for her to join them?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) A few seconds.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) A half hour.

2. 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 don't know what else to do.
(c) They won't want to admit how stupid they were.
(d) Their weapons and radio are there.

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

4. Why does Ellie say New Zealanders hate possums?
(a) There are superstitions about them.
(b) They carry diseases.
(c) They aren't native to New Zealand.
(d) They are sometimes vicious.

5. What is interesting about the dog named Cob that belonged to Ellie's grandmother?
(a) It drank lying down.
(b) It could be hypnotised.
(c) It growled while it drank.
(d) It slept on its back.

6. What is the whistle the members of Ellie's group uses for a signal?
(a) The sound of a whipporwill.
(b) Five notes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
(c) The opening of Braham's Lullaby.
(d) Four notes, high then low.

7. How long does Ellie say they have from the moment they spot the motorbike patrol until the moment the soldiers are at the house?
(a) Thirty seconds.
(b) Five minutes or more.
(c) Two or three minutes.
(d) It varies.

8. What is Homer's suggestion for Ellie to find out what Lee's doing when he's away from the house?
(a) Follow Lee.
(b) Ask Lee.
(c) Ask Fi.
(d) Check for notes in his journal.

9. Where does Kevin say they should go to find some food?
(a) A dairy farm.
(b) A sheep farm.
(c) A turkey farm.
(d) A trout farm.

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

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

12. What does Lee do that brings a halt to his conversation with Ellie about where he's been going and what he's doing?
(a) He goes to help Kevin in the garden.
(b) He picks up his book and begins to read.
(c) He goes into the bathroom and closes the door.
(d) He turns over, obviously going to sleep.

13. Which of the following was not among the weapons the kids had when they attacked Ellie, Fi, and Homer?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) Guns.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) Knives.

14. What does Ellie say is Homer's best hope of finding his parents?
(a) A newspaper notice.
(b) News from a work detail.
(c) A grid search.
(d) A chance meeting.

15. What does Ellie do for Fi the morning after their arrival at her Grandma's house?
(a) Takes her tuen at watch.
(b) Brushes her hair.
(c) Gives her a haircut.
(d) Brings her breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Ellie sit in for the first part of her watch?

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

3. What kind of voice does Lee accuse Ellie of using?

4. What does the woman who answers their radio communication say about Colonel Finley?

5. What does Lee say the girl named Reni did when the fighting started?

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