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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opens the door for the group to leave the hangar?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Lee.
(c) Homer.
(d) Kevin.

2. What are the creatures Ellie says she's worried about as they are floating down the river?
(a) Platypus.
(b) Leeches.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Pythons.

3. What does Ellie say is happening in camp when she returns after the walk at the beginning of chapter three?
(a) The others are arguing.
(b) The others are hiding.
(c) The others are sleeping.
(d) The others are eating breakfast.

4. How does Ellie get out of the truck she's in after the blast shoves them back?
(a) Through the passenger door.
(b) Through a hatch in the roof.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through the back.

5. What does Ellie say about the temperature when a summer storm hits in Hell?
(a) That it can fall fifteen degrees in half an hour.
(b) That it can fall to zero in a few hours.
(c) That it becomes hotter like a sauna.
(d) That it very seldom changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the officers doing in the barracks?

2. What does Kevin find in the little storage room?

3. What is the first thing Ellie does after killing the two officers?

4. How does Ellie know the two men she encounters outside the barracks are officers?

5. What do Fi and Homer do with the stuffed animals they find at the dump?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem Ellie and Lee face as they are trying to shoot at the jeeps that are following them and how does that work to their advantage?

2. What happens to delay their shots when Fi and Ellie are finally in position to begin firing at the planes?

3. Describe the moment immediately after Fi blows up the first tanker.

4. What are some of the things Ellie and the others do while they are at the dump prior to the arrival of the soldiers?

5. How is the tension between Ellie and Kevin resolved in chapter two?

6. What are two of the things Ellie daydreams about during the time she's in the back of the truck?

7. Describe the moment Ellie realizes someone is chasing them and what she does to avoid being captured.

8. Why doesn't Ellie shoot at the tanker when Fi is making her first shot, what's the result of that shot, and what does Ellie say about Fi's marksmanship?

9. What is the problem Ellie faces when she realizes three jeeps are chasing them, and how does she solve the problem?

10. List three things Ellie finds in the barracks.

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