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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ellie remember about Homer's brother who was born when Homer was eight?
(a) He craved adult attention.
(b) He was wild.
(c) He was always hungry.
(d) He lived only a couple of days.

5. How many of the soldiers leave to get the winch?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

9. Who does Ellie tell about Lee's relationship with Reni?
(a) Homer.
(b) Fi.
(c) Everyone.
(d) No one.

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

11. What does Lee say he told Reni about the group?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That they live in Hell.
(c) That they are all cousins.
(d) That they'll be leaving Stratton in a few days.

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

13. Where does Ellie hide when the soldiers arrive at the river?
(a) About twenty feet up in a tree.
(b) In reeds along the edge of the river.
(c) In deep weeds.
(d) By a fallen tree.

14. What instrument does Ellie say Lee played before the war?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Clarinet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellie say the silence of the neighborhood is different now?

2. What does Ellie tell Lee as she leaves the yard to look around during the night?

3. What does Lee do when he meets the girl outside the barn?

4. Who does Fi say is her secret love?

5. What does Ellie say is hurt the worst after her ordeal with the burning barn?

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