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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the vegetable Fi and Kevin find in the garden that Ellie and the others begin eating raw?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Corn.
(c) Onions.
(d) Beans.

2. What kind of voice does Lee accuse Ellie of using?
(a) A drill-sergeant voice.
(b) A whining voice.
(c) A primary-school-teacher voice.
(d) A baby voice.

3. What does Ellie say is hurt the worst after her ordeal with the burning barn?
(a) Her face.
(b) Her ribs.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her heart.

4. Why does Ellie run into the burning barn?
(a) To save the horses.
(b) To save Lee.
(c) To hide from the men with guns.
(d) To save the girl.

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

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

7. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) It doesn't start.
(c) An hour.
(d) Three hours.

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

9. What is the first thing Fi says to Ellie when Ellie relieves her at watch after cooking the lamb?
(a) The kids are out there.
(b) There are a dozen dogs and cats nearby.
(c) I'm starving.
(d) A soldier patrol passed by.

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

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

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

13. How many trout do the teens catch?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

14. Why does Ellie say her efforts to be nice don't always seem nice?
(a) She doesn't want people to think she's weak.
(b) She tries to never be nice.
(c) She isn't naturally nice.
(d) She doesn't understand why.

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the group thinks they should contact the colonel?
(a) They want to be praised for destroying the planes.
(b) They need to give help getting back to Hell.
(c) The New Zealanders should know the enemy planes are destroyed.
(d) They want to hear a friendly voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?

2. What does Ellie remember the first factory they see in Stratton made before the war?

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

4. How long does Ellie remain in her hiding place after the others are motioning for her to join them?

5. What is the whistle the members of Ellie's group uses for a signal?

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