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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellie do to distract the men who seem about to kill Lee?
(a) Yells.
(b) Sets hay on fire.
(c) Honks a horn.
(d) Causes sheep to run.

2. What does Ellie use to pry open the back door of her Grandma's house?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A screwdriver.
(c) A trowel.
(d) A hammer.

3. Who volunteers for the first sentry duty that night?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Lee.
(d) Homer.

4. What does Ellie assume they'll do when they arrive in Stratton?
(a) Look for Homer's parents.
(b) Look for transportation back to Hell.
(c) Look for food.
(d) Wait for night and go on down the river.

5. What is the name of the neighborhood where Ellie's grandmother lived?
(a) Doncaster Crescent.
(b) Beam Doncaster.
(c) Crescent Moon.
(d) Moon Beam.

6. Why does Ellie say they return to the river the next morning to travel?
(a) It's an effective means of travel.
(b) They are too tired to walk.
(c) They are concealed there from the helicopters.
(d) It's too hot to walk.

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

8. What is the item the kids take from Homer?
(a) A bottle opener.
(b) A photo of his parents.
(c) A Swiss army knife.
(d) His class ring.

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

10. What does Homer reply when Colonel Finley says they can now be brought "home?"
(a) Can you wait a week?
(b) We'll meet you at Stratton.
(c) We're home already.
(d) I think it's too late.

11. Why does Ellie say the river would be safer as it became darker?
(a) The soldiers will be too tired to pay close attention.
(b) The soldiers won't be able to see them.
(c) The soldiers will be using spotlights, making it easy to see where they are.
(d) The soldiers will give up and go back to base.

12. How is Ellie first alerted the jeep is on its way to the ford?
(a) She hears it.
(b) Kevin points it out.
(c) She sees it.
(d) She smells the gas fumes.

13. How much longer does Ellie say they need to wait before they can head back for Hell?
(a) Probably never.
(b) Another six weeks.
(c) Anothe rmonth.
(d) Another week.

14. What happens the first time Ellie tries to follow Lee?
(a) She gets lost in the suburbs.
(b) He sees her.
(c) She chickens out of following him.
(d) She loses him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say is Homer's best hope of finding his parents?

2. What movie does Fi quote as she and Ellie are talking about love?

3. Where does Ellie say she'd learned the most about life?

4. What is the vegetable Fi and Kevin find in the garden that Ellie and the others begin eating raw?

5. What does Ellie do for Fi the morning after their arrival at her Grandma's house?

(see the answer keys)

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