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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. Why does Ellie say it's bad that Kevin and Fi have lost their backpacks?
(a) They had the medical supplies.
(b) They will have to share the food the others have.
(c) They had the last of the food rations.
(d) They won't have any blankets.

2. What does Ellie use to cover up the bodies of the officers and the blood on the floor?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Towels.
(c) Rugs.
(d) Clothes.

3. What is the trick Ellie demonstrates regarding the wombat?
(a) That it will follow the light from a flashlight.
(b) That it will fall over in a dead faint if frightened.
(c) That it will roll up and play dead when threatened.
(d) That it will bite a stick and refuse to let go.

4. What is the first thing Ellie does after killing the two officers?
(a) Cries.
(b) Runs to the bathroom and throws up.
(c) Gets four more guns.
(d) Covers the bodies.

5. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Lice.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellie get a gun once she's in the back of the truck?

2. What does Homer give Ellie as they get into the huge garbage truck after the explosion?

3. Who suggests the group hid inside the truck once they realize they can't get away without being seen?

4. Why does Ellie say she can't think and run at the same time?

5. How far does Ellie estimate they've traveled in their first hour on the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Describe the near-miss with the airplane as the group is trying to get away in the garbage truck.

5. Describe two of the memories Ellie has about the tip before the war.

6. List three things Ellie finds in the barracks.

7. How do Ellie and the others get from the hut into the truck?

8. What is Ellie's attitude in chapter four regarding being caught?

9. What does Ellie do after Homer's arrival in the barracks and why does she do this?

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

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