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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 Ellie say was wrong with their water system on the farm the time they'd faced a wild fire?
(a) The electricity went off.
(b) Wasps has built a nest in the housing.
(c) A snake died in the pipe.
(d) A mouse chewed the electric cord in half.

2. Why does Ellie say Lee is "burning" for action?
(a) He is seeking revenge for the loss of his farm.
(b) He is always anxious to be moving.
(c) He found out his parents have been died.
(d) He hates the invading army.

3. How does Ellie get a gun once she's in the back of the truck?
(a) Fi hands it to her.
(b) She unstraps it from her back.
(c) Lee hands her one.
(d) There's an extra in the back of the truck.

4. Who suggests the group hid inside the truck once they realize they can't get away without being seen?
(a) Fi.
(b) Homer.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Kevin.

5. Where do Ellie and the others hide when the trucks arrive at the dump?
(a) In a shed.
(b) In a gorge.
(c) In the woods.
(d) Behind some bushes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fi say they need in order to get away?

2. Where does Lee ride as the group makes its getaway after the explosion?

3. What does Fi want to do before the group leaves Hell?

4. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?

5. Who does Ellie say had gone on some mystery flights before the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Colonel Finley say about the importance of the airfield at Wirrawee?

2. List three things Ellie finds in the barracks.

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

4. Where does Ellie say she might be if she weren't in the place they call Hell, and what might she be doing?

5. What does Ellis say there is to do in Hell, and what do Homer and Kevin spend one entire afternoon doing?

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

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

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

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

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

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