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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. What does Homer have that helps get Lee and Fi out of the truck?
(a) A hammer.
(b) An iron bar.
(c) A crowbar.
(d) A screwdriver.

2. How does Ellie know they are being shot at as she and the others are getting into the big garbage truck?
(a) A window breaks in the truck.
(b) Lee tells her.
(c) She hears the shots.
(d) Bullet holes appear in the truck.

3. Who is the first to figure out the group has arrived at the airfield?
(a) Lee.
(b) Fi.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Homer.

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

5. How long does Homer drive after the last jeep is no longer following them?
(a) Twenty-five minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Thirty-five minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ellie say she knows they aren't going?

2. Why does Ellie say she hopes they are taken to Wirrawee if they are captured?

3. Ellie makes a comparison between the group and the jets, saying she and the others are like ants. What does she say the jets are like?

4. What is it that Jem stops Scout from killing in the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird?"

5. How does Ellie discover the first jeep is chasing them?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three facts about the trip down the river.

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

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

4. What is the game Ellie plays with herself regarding the fallen trees and what is the result of that?

5. What does Ellie say her feelings are about the big truck after they stop?

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

7. What does Ellie remember about Homer's habits with regard to shooting when he was young? How did she feel about this action?

8. 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?

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

10. List two of the ways Ellie and Lee slow down or stop the jeeps that are following them?

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