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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 the first fuel tanker looks like as it "lumbers" toward the plane?
(a) An old dinosaur.
(b) A target.
(c) A jack-in-the-box.
(d) A rolling grease pit.

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

3. How many tankers are there fueling planes when Ellie and the others drive toward the planes?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

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

5. How does Ellie get out of the truck once it stops moving?
(a) She goes through the back door.
(b) She goes through a hatch that open on top of the truck.
(c) She goes through a hatch into the cab.
(d) She goes through a hatch that opens under the truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say about the temperature when a summer storm hits in Hell?

2. What happens to distract the officers so that Ellie has time to close the door to the barracks?

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

4. Who is the first to figure out the group has arrived at the airfield?

5. What month is it when Ellie and the others are in the truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ellie do after she kills the two officers?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What is Kevin's reaction to the news that they are going to try to destroy the airfield, and how does each of the four others try to make contact with him?

9. What plans does Ellie say they make for this new endeavor and what does she say about her feelings with regard to these plans?

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

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